In Focus: August Sander Category_Fisheye Lenses for sublime contrast from highlights

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The black and white photographs of this volume conspicuously favour close-up depictions of details as opposed to general views: leftover items

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“Coney Island”

In Focus: August Sander Category_Fisheye Lenses for sublime contrast from highlightsThe long life of German photographer August Sander (18761964) spanned one of the most turbulent eras in his country's history. The Great War of 19141918, the Weimar Republic, the reign of National Socialism, and the horrors of World War II all left an indelible imprint on both the man and his work. Sander, a conventional studio portraitist who transformed himself into an avant gardist, exemplified the complex and sometimes contradictory nature of his