Eugene Atget was born in Libourne France in 1857. He was orphaned at 7 and raised by his uncle. When he was young he worked as a sailor. After that he attempted to be a actor and was only a little successful. When he was 40 years old he quit acting and got into painting. Then after all of that he finally found hes calling and entered into the world of photography. Hes photos did not attract many followers or fans. Eugene was not well known and went quietly about his work for the thirty years he had left of his life. His pictures capture the beautiful arcitechure in the french town he lived. His photos are all very intense and interesting. I love his work and aspire to capture the same type of surprising beauty his work has. All his picture are black and white or sepia. They are high in contrast and have high exposure. Eugene doesn't take many pictures of people and i love that his work is very urban and am going to do the same stuff with my work.
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