image by August Sander Zwergwüchsige. ca 1906 Midgets
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August Sander/ People of the 20th Century
image by August Sander Blinde Kinder. Düren, ca. 1930/31 Blind children
August Sander/ People of the 20th Century
image by August Sander Arbeitsloser. Köln, 1928 Unemployed man That´s it. Unemployment looks different now in Germany. But it´s essence stayed the same. Being unemployed means, having lost your place in society. Being unemployed means, having been pushed aside, standing with the back to the … Read More →
August Sander/ People of the 20th Century
image by August Sander Gymnasiasten bei der Kaisergeburtstagsfeier. Köln, 1915 High school boys celebrate the Kaiser´s birthday
August Sander/ People of the 20th Century
image by August Sander Korbflechter bei der Arbeit. Westerwald, 1931 Basketmakers at work
August Sander/ People of the 20th Century
image by August Sander Zigeuner Gypsy Nowadays it isn´t politically correct to use the term “gypsy” on Sinti or Roma. ZIGEUNER, in Hungarian: CIGÀNY is still used as an ethnic slur. Antisemitism and bad treatment of the Sinti and Roma are shockingly vivid in Hungary. … Read More →
August Sander/ People of the 20th Century
image by August Sander Gelegenheitsarbeiter Occasional worker One of the approaches in contemporary photography is to make simple, drab looking, no thrills images. August Sander´s photographs are like that. I enjoy this simple image of a man. Photographs of little “Lolitas”, seem to be very … Read More →
August Sander/ People of the 20th Century
image by August Sander Mädchen im Zirkuswagen. Köln, 1926 Girl in a circus caravan
August Sander/ People of the 20th Century
image by August Sander Zirkusartistin. Köln, 1926 Cirkus artist
August Sander/ People of the 20th Century
image by August Sander Der Maler Heinrich Hoerle. Köln, ca 1927 The painter Heinrich Hoerle
August Sander/ People of the 20th Century
image by August Sander Explosionsopfer. ca. 1930 Victim of an explosion The catastrophies I experienced as a kid, I believed to be my purely personal ones. Other children, I thought, didn´t have this big shameful family secret I had to hide. A secret that made … Read More →