Paul Strand

Photographer

Paul Strand was a highly influential American photographer and filmmaker who helped define the path of modern photography. Along with contemporaries like Alfred Stieglitz, he championed "straight photography," which emphasized sharp focus and objective representation over pictorialist manipulation. His work ranged from powerful social documentary and portraiture to abstract studies of machine forms and natural objects. Strand's dedication to his craft and his belief in photography's power to reveal truth left a lasting legacy on the medium as a legitimate art form.

Oct 16, 1890 - Mar 31, 1976 American 11 Quotes

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