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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.jpg "View of the Paris Opera House, 1890-99 by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Thadée Natanson and his wife Misia Godebska in the drawing room of their apartment in the rue Saint-Florentin, Paris, c.1899 by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Disasters of War: The Tuileries During the Commune of Paris, 1871 by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Transformations of Paris under the Second Empire, Haussmann works: view of the Place du Carrousel during the demolition of the former king")
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.jpg "The Opening of the Suez Canal, Port Said 1869 by French Photographer")
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.jpg "The Cannons of Montmartre during the Paris Commune by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Barricade During the Commune of Paris, at the Corner of Rue de Rivoli and Place de la Concorde by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Barricade on Rue de Charonne during the Paris Commune, 18th March 1871 by French Photographer")
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.jpg "The Bar Torcy, designed by Deschanel and J. Dussolier by French Photographer")
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.jpg "The Game of the Goose of the Dreyfus Affair, from History of the Third Republic, Vol. I, Political History, pub.1933 by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Cannon Park on Montmartre, 1871 by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Ruins of the Ministry of Finance during the Commune of Paris, 1871 by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Marshal Achille Bazaine by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Dementia, General Paralysis, Illustration from Nouveau Traite Elementaire et Pratique des Maladies Mentales by Henri Dagonet by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Thadée Natanson and his wife Misia Godebska in the garden of their country home, Le Relais, c.1899 by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Mata Hari, c.1905 by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Woman wearing a Chastity Belt, 1890s by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Hurdy Gurdy Player and the Score Sheet of a Bourree, c.1900 by French Photographer")
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.jpg "The Mazas prison, Paris, c.1900 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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_-_(MeisterDrucke-989112).jpg "The Great Hall of the Cafe Americain, Paris by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Besançon, Doubs, Cathédrale Saint-Jean & Saint-Étienne by French Photographer")
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.jpg "The Demonstration for the 1st May in Paris, a bustling arrest, postcard by E.Le Deley by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Georges Feydeau, French playwright by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Interior of the Omar Mosque, Jerusalem by French Photographer")
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_(1804-1876)_French_novelis_-_(MeisterDrucke-1044071).jpg "Amantine Lucile Aurore Duplin (pseudonym George Sand) (1804-1876), French novelist by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-487938).jpg "Juliette Mealy, French actor and singer by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Troops of the Paris Commune in the Place Vendôme, 1871 by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Card explaining the uses of postcards for those with men in the army by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1541173).jpg "Man Embracing Woman, and Kissing Her Chest by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Paris Exposition: Palace of Decorative Arts, Paris, France by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Stalin Inaugurating the Metro Kaganovitch in Moscow, from an Article in LU.R.S.S. en Construction, August 1935 by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Making Palm Oil in Dahomey, c.1900 by French Photographer")
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_Empress_of_Austria_and_-_(MeisterDrucke-602770).jpg "Portrait of Elisabeth of Austria Called Sissi (1837-1898), Empress of Austria and Queen Consort of Hungary by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Andre Malraux with his first wife, Clara Goldschmidt, 21st October, 1921 by French Photographer")
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.jpg "The United Kingdom building at the Paris International Exposition by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Parliamentarian, Woman of the Future by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Mania, Illustration from Nouveau Traite Elementaire et Pratique des Maladies Mentales by Henri Dagonet by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Georges Clemenceau, Prime Minister of France, published in The Graphic October 27th 1906 by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Two Views of the Construction of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, 12th February and 12th March 1889 by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Inflating a balloon with the declarations of the Commune attached to it outside the Hotel de Ville, Paris by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Portrait of Aleksandar Obrenovic, King of Serbia by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Lyon, Pont de la Guillotiere and Church of Hotel-Dieu by French Photographer")
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.jpg "A Natural History Class in a Primary School, Orme, Dissection of a Rabbit by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Volvic, Old Tournoel Castle, General View by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1076829).jpg "French Couple Kissing, c.1920 by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-935977).jpg "Marie-Eugene Debeney, French First World War General by French Photographer")
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_French_lawyer_-_(MeisterDrucke-602939).jpg "Portrait of Aime Joseph Edmond Rousse, French lawyer by French Photographer")
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.jpg "The Argentinian building at the Paris International Exposition by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Place du Général de Gaulle, Lille, 1890-1900 by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Seven deadly sins, Pride by French Photographer")
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_French_chemist_-_(MeisterDrucke-602950).jpg "Portrait of Louis Joseph Troost by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Girl in Body Stocking Holding Garland of Flowers by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Room of the Kiss by Auguste Rodin, Musee du Luxembourg, Paris by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-992712).jpg "Paris: The Salon Carre of the Louvre by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Final conversations between the Tsar and Grand Duke Nicholas II, and General Joffre, 1913 by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1502890).jpg "Algeria: The Prayer in the Desert by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Entrance of the Forbidden City in Peking, China, c.1900 by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Photographer in the Studio of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Mademoiselle Hatto, prizewinning singer at the contests at the Conservatoire de Paris, 1899 by French Photographer")
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_King_of_Spain_-_(MeisterDrucke-602815).jpg "Portrait of Alfonso XIII of Spain, King of Spain by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Avenue du Pere-Lachaise in the 20th Arrondissement of Paris, France by French Photographer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-968761).jpg "Reception Hall of the new President, Palace of Versailles by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Nichette, girl in underclothes on beach by French Photographer")
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.jpg "Meeting of the Red Army and the Battalion of Mt. Taichan, scene from an oratorio glorifying Mao and the Long March staged in France in 1971 by French Photographer")
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