Brassai

Brassi

Brassaï (pseudonym of Gyula Halász) (9 September 1899 – 8 July 1984) was a Hungarian photographer, sculptor, and filmmaker who rose to international fame in France in the 20th century. He was one of the numerous Hungarian artists who flourished in Paris beginning between the World Wars. In the early 21st century, the discovery of more than 200 letters and hundreds of drawings and other items from the period 1940-1984 has provided scholars with material for understanding his later life and career.- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassa%C3%AF

I like the way that Brassai uses light and shadows through black and white photography to give an impression of the city. The impression that you get from these images is of a place that looks unsafe, the sort of place you wold not go to.