Paul strand

Strand was willing to sit and wait for the world to look the way it does when nobody notices it.

Straight Photography depicted a scene in sharp focus and detail as a way to emphasize the photographic medium and distinguish it from painting.

Paul Strand. The Milk Pails. 1953. Gelatin silver print. 9 11/16 × 7 11/16" (24.6 × 19.5 cm). Purchase. 225.1957. © Aperture Foundation Inc., Paul Strand Archive. Photography

See how artists have used shadows in their art, including examples by Paul Strand and Alexander Rodchenko

Paul Strand. Basque Facade. 1951. Gelatin silver print. 9 15/16 × 7 15/16" (25.3 × 20.3 cm). Purchase. 233.1957. © Aperture Foundation Inc., Paul Strand Archive. Photography

Paul Strand. Untitled (Twin Lakes, Connecticut). 1916. Silver platinum print. 9 5/8 × 12 7/8" (24.4 × 32.7 cm). Gift of the artist. 195.1976. © Aperture Foundation Inc., Paul Strand Archive. Photography

Paul Strand, Tangier Morocco, 1962

Paul Strand, Rebecca’s Hands, 1923 NYC

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