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Black and White photography, coal mining, Doisneau, France, French photographer, homeless, miners, musicians, Rapho, Rapho agency, Robert Doisneau, weavers, weaving, workers
This post is the second post related to the work of photographer Robert Doisneau.
Known for his fashion photography (e.g. for Vogue) and his images of artists such as Giacometti, Cocteau, Leger, Braque and Picaso Robert Doisneau’s portfolio is particularly rich in images of workers. He brought out in stunning black and white not only the harshness of manual work but more importantly, the dignity of the workers themselves. He was also concerned with the more marginalised in society, such as the Gitanes (gypsies) and the clochards ( homeless).
He went underground to document mining life
He took to the streets and photographed the homeless
Doisneau documented the weavers and textile workers
And other workers such as musicians were also on Doisneau’s list of subjects:
and a quick review of some of Robert Doisneau’s more famous pics with accompanying accordion..
and some commentaries about the process of taking photographs…quite insightful..
See also :http://wp.me/px3tK-pz (Robert Doisneau 3)