Photography Career
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Brandt probably took up photography as an amateur enthusiast when he was a patient undergoing treatment for tuberculosis in a sanatorium
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he travelled to Vienna, where he was taken up by Dr Eugenie Schwarzwald. She found him a position in a portrait studio
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early Brandt photographs experiment with angular modernist styles and night photography
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Night photography became one of Brandt's specialties
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Brandt is one of the first photographers to deal with night photography
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He used his friends and family members as his subjects in his pictures
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portraiture flowered in his career only in the 1940s
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Brandt experimented with photography of the nude in the 1930s and early 1940s
Bill Brandt
1904-1983
Important Facts
Summary
This is one of Brandt's first night photograph. The subject in this picture is his first wife Eva Boros.
Bill Brandt is a British photographer who was born in Germany May 2nd, 1904. When he moved to London in 1933, he started to document British society that was uncommon at the time. He was considered one of the most important British Photographers of the 20th century.
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Bill Brandt Themes
Unlike many successful photographers who work primarily in black and white, Bill Brandt is a great believer in doing his own darkroom work. His prints have a very personal quality, using strong contrast, and bold masses of tone to emphasize the structure and form of his pictures.
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Known for his images of British Society
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Later distorted nudes, portraits of famous artists, and landscapes
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He published 2 books showcasing his work called 'A Night in London", and "The English at Home"
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regular contributor to magazines such as "Lilliput, Picture Post, and Harper's Bazaar"
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One of the first photographers to experiment with night photography
