Erich Lessing

WEST GERMANY. Rhineland-Westphalia. Ruhrgebiet region.

Erich Lessing was a renowned documentary photographer born in Vienna in 1923. Lessing used his photographs to document many significant political and social events, including the reconstruction of Germany after the war and the dramatic events of the Hungarian Revolution. In addition to this, he spent most of his later career working around the world with different companies and has had photographs published in renowned magazines including LIFE, Paris Match, Epoca, Picture Post, and Quick. I really enjoy his style of photography as he documents natural images of friends, family, and landscapes at different events in a variety of locations. From doing this, he indirectly portrays a sense of place from photographing in a variety of locations and documenting cultural events. This is similar to the style of photography I want to explore throughout my project as I want to produce a range of images which represent what ‘Sense of Place’ means to me. I intend to do this in a similar way to Erich Lessing however I am going to take images of landscapes and environments in places which are important to me.

Copyright – Erich Lessing @ Magnum Photos.

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