Paul Strand

Paul Strand

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Paul Strand (October 16, 1890 – March 31, 1976) was an American photographer and filmmaker who, along with fellow modernist photographers like Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Weston, helped establish photography as an art form in the 20th century. In the 1930s, he helped found the Photo League. His diverse body of work, spanning six decades, covers numerous genres and subjects throughout the Americas, Europe, and Africa.

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Paul Strand was born on Thursday, 16 October 1890 in New York City, New York. He was best known as a cinematographer. Strand's country of citizenship (nationality) was American. He died on Wednesday, 31 March 1976 in Orgeval, Yvelines at the age of 85. His zodiac star sign was Libra.

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It is one thing to photograph people. It is another to make others care about them by revealing the core of their humanness.

Paul Strand is known for his role in the film The Live Wire (1925) - .

He is also known for his role in the film Redes (1936) as production supervisor.

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