From the streets and imposing buildings of Paris to the fields of Provence - France with all its facets has always been an inspiration for its photographers. People, landscapes, architecture - each image tells a story. There is a romanticism that surrounds France's capital - that cannot be denied. And this is also and anchored in the collective consciousness and photography of the French. It is not for nothing that Paris is often called the capital of photography. The development of the city and its media is closely linked. During industrialization, the French metropolis grew strongly. And with it, so did its imagery. This included the technical mass media such as print photography and photography.
The world's first known photograph originated in France, as did the invention of photography. Joseph Nicéphore Niépce photographed the view from his window in La Gras in the early 19th century. Another French compatriot named Daguerre then made photography popular and practical. The French government bought his process, which succeeded in permanently fixing camera obscura images. The Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Arts presented it in Paris in August 1839 and then made it a gift to the world.
This was the significant cornerstone of a long and still ongoing history of French photographic art. The visual and new type of art soon made its mark on public spaces in France and around the world. Important names from this period are, for example, the artists Henri Cartier-Bresson or Robert Doisneau. French photographers in general played a central role in the further have an incredibly important role in the development of this medium. They used it as an art form and as a means of documenting the history and society of France. Black and white images, dynamic, contemporary works, but also innovative shots and experiments represent the French photographic art. Important names in this context include: Brassaï, Félix Nadar, Jacques Henri Lartigue, Willy Ronis, Eugène Atget, and many more. At first, however, photography was often a documentary medium. Paintings and prints were replaced by photographs, which now visually represented the world. There was debate in the 19th century as to what purpose photographs should actually be used for. Science or art. Or both. In the 20th century, photographs became more and more a symbol of nostalgia for the French. This was also strongly influenced by the First and Second World Wars, which had destroyed the order of mankind. Photos were now the only way to see the world again as it was before. This becomes clear when you see the expressive images of French artists of the time.
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1666493).jpg "Sarah Bernhardt, French stage and film actress by French Photographer")
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.jpg "The carriage, manufacturer of trolley wheels. Postcard beginning 20th century. by French Photographer")
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.jpg "The front of the wine and hotel debit, run by M.Vaissade, at 22 rue de Sevigne, Paris. Postcard beginning 20th century. by French Photographer")
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.jpg "The release of newspaper sellers from the Action Francaise printing press by French Photographer")
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_of_the_Pantheon_Place_Courcelles_line_Paris_w_-_(MeisterDrucke-1652187).jpg "The patache (collective horse car) of the Pantheon Place Courcelles line, Paris, with coach and receiver. Postcard beginning 20th century. by French Photographer")
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.jpg "The small trades of Paris: the street vendor of the boulevard. by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1650504).jpg "Apsara Carvings at Angkor Wat, Cambodia by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1650503).jpg "Angkor Wat, Cambodia by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1650494).jpg "Aerial View of Reims Cathedral, World War I by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1650485).jpg "Angers, Hotel Pince by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1650453).jpg "Mayenne, A Street by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1650452).jpg "Toulouse, Hotel d")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1650021).jpg "Angouleme, Old Saint-Pierre Gate by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1650020).jpg "Blois, Facade of Francis I by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1650019).jpg "Carcassonne, The City by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1650018).jpg "Le Puy, General View by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1650017).jpg "Betharram, The Bridge by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1650016).jpg "The Pont du Gard by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1650015).jpg "Paris, Courtyard of the Hotel Cluny by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1650014).jpg "Bordeaux, Place de la Comedie by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1650013).jpg "Pierrefonds, Lord")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1650012).jpg "Pierrefonds, View Taken from the Road to Villers-Cotterets by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1650011).jpg "Amiens, The Cathedral, Apse by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1650010).jpg "Guerande, Saint-Michel Gate by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1650009).jpg "Boulogne-sur-Mer, The Jetties by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1650008).jpg "Amiens, General View by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1650007).jpg "Paris, Arc de Triomphe de l")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1650006).jpg "Belle-Ile, Morbihan, Port of Sauzon by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1650005).jpg "Bordeaux, General View by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1650004).jpg "Lyon, Archbishopric, Saint-Jean, Fourvieres by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1650003).jpg "Chantilly, Angle Pavilion by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1649982).jpg "Glamour Postcard by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1649961).jpg "Rouen, Saint-Laurent by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1649863).jpg "Illustration for Duo Catalogue of Bras, Early 1950s by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1649862).jpg "Illustration for Duo Catalogue of Bras, Early 1950s by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1649857).jpg "Lille, The Palace of Fine Arts by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1649856).jpg "Reims, Roman Triumphal Arch, The Mars Gate by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1649855).jpg "Paris, The Pont de la Concorde and the Chamber of Deputies by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1649854).jpg "Paris, Avenue des Champs Elysees by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1649853).jpg "Nantes, The Transporter Bridge by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1649835).jpg "Angers, Statue of King Rene by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1649834).jpg "Angers, Eveche by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1649814).jpg "Mannequin Created by Pierre Imans by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1649813).jpg "Mannequin Created by Pierre Imans by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1649812).jpg "Mannequin Created by Pierre Imans by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1649811).jpg "Mannequin Created by Pierre Imans by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1649810).jpg "Mannequin Created by Pierre Imans by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1649704).jpg "Hyeres, Avenue de la Gare, Allee de Palmiers by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1648124).jpg "Love, Girl Dressed as Cupid by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1646724).jpg "Gladiator and a Woman in Bed by French Photographer")
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.jpg "First World War: The President of the Council Georges Clemenceau During One of His Frequent Visits to the Front Accompanied by His Generals, He Crosses a Trench, In")
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.jpg "Émile Zola with his daughters, Denise and Jacques at his house in Verneuil-sur-Seine by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Arcachon Basin: An Oyster Parcering Machine by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1551195).jpg "Les Salles des Gardes, Palais des Papes, Avignon, France, 1860s by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1548522).jpg "Cascade in the Bois de Boulogne, c. 1855 by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1548496).jpg "Landscape with Trees and Bridge, c. 1850 by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1547710).jpg "Maison de la Belle Jardinière, 1866 or 1867 by French Photographer")
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_as_Marguerite_Gautier_in_La_Dame_aux_Camelia_-_(MeisterDrucke-1545615).jpg "Actress Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) as Marguerite Gautier in")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1541174).jpg "Young Man Kissing a Pretty Girl on the Cheek by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1541173).jpg "Man Embracing Woman, and Kissing Her Chest by French Photographer")
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_in_her_laboratory_in_1925_(pho_-_(MeisterDrucke-1538739).jpg "Portrait of the Physicist Marie Curie (1867-1934) in Her Laboratory in 1925 by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Beekeeper Angel Peuchaud Covered with Bees in Angouleme, Charentes, France by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1538250).jpg "Duke of Chartres, c. 1856 by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1537649).jpg "Portrait of a Child, c. 1860 by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Unveiling of a Monument Erected by the Soviets in Memory of One of the Murderers of Alexander II, from Histoire des Soviets, pub. 1922 by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Jean de Reszke as Romeo in Charles François Gounod")
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.jpg "Nijinsky Sitting Cross-Legged, Dressed as Prince Igor by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Academie Julian, Paris, group of art students by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1516652).jpg "Grasse: View to the East by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1515907).jpg "Fontainebleau: Cour Ovale, Ensemble sur le Baptistere by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1515906).jpg "Fontainebleau: Galerie Francois Ier by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1511164).jpg "Algeria: Landscape of the South by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1510237).jpg "Algeria: Mauresque Voilee by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1507478).jpg "Algeria: Cheiks and Goums at the Grande Fantasia by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1506709).jpg "Algeria: La Belle Fatma, Costume of a Rich Arab Woman by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Île de Bréhat: Croix St Michel and the islets of Kerpont by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1504770).jpg "Renault, Torpedo")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1503835).jpg "Opera singers in their dressing room by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1503052).jpg "Marseille: Vieux Port, Panoramic View by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1502890).jpg "Algeria: The Prayer in the Desert by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1502817).jpg "Algeria: The Plateau Dance by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1502778).jpg "Strasbourg: Pres des Ponts couverts by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1501342).jpg "Algeria: Bedouin Woman with Her Child by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1500263).jpg "Marseille: Vieux Port, Panoramic View by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1499746).jpg "Algeria: Bedouin Carrying Her Child by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1499635).jpg "Strasbourg: Avenue de la Liberte by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1496892).jpg "Rouen: Le Pont Corneille by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1496891).jpg "Rouen: Tour, Musee Jeanne d")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1496859).jpg "Algeria: The Great Prayer by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1496662).jpg "Charles Monselet, French Writer and Journalist by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1496478).jpg "Egypt: Steamer crossing the trench of Toussoun by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1496477).jpg "Port-Said, Egypt: Entrance to Suez Canal by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1496476).jpg "Port-Said, Egypt: Lesseps Street by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1496424).jpg "Half naked woman performing exercises by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1496109).jpg "Fontainebleau: Salle du Conseil by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1495727).jpg "Fontainebleau: The Chapel by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1495716).jpg "Fontainebleau: Marie-Antoinette")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1495715).jpg "Fontainebleau: Napoleon I")
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