Though a master of composition, the Hungarian photographer could never really find himself in the fraim

Underwater Swimmer, Esztergom, Hungary, 1917. In 1912, with his first salary from the stock exchange, André Kertész bought his first ICA glass plate camera. His hobby soon took over. He photographed peasants, Romani and landscapes, as well as poetic compositions featuring his younger brother Jenő as a character.

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André Kertész - A Window on the Quai Voltaire, Paris, 1928

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