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Robert Doisneau . By: Alma Tellez Photo120 J. Dotta. LIFE. 1912 Born April 14th in Gentilly, France . He studied at Ecole Estienne in Paris and received a diploma as an engraver-lithographer. Works as an industrial photographer at the Renault factories in Billancourt , France .
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Robert Doisneau By: Alma Tellez Photo120 J. Dotta
LIFE 1912 Born April 14th in Gentilly, France . • He studied at Ecole Estienne in Paris and received a diploma as an engraver-lithographer. • Works as an industrial photographer at the Renault factories in Billancourt , France . • In 1994, he had a contract with Vogue magazine. Le baiser de l'hôtel de ville
He sold his first photo-story to the Excelsior newspaper in 1932 • Doisneau used photography as a narrative tool. • He wanted to change the visual impact of the photograph • He manipulated the images, such as multiple exposures onto the paper using his small darkroom. • He died in 1994
AWARDS • 1986 Balzac Prize • 1983 Grand Prix National de la Photographie • 1956 Niepce Prize • 1947 Kodak Prize
Paris New York Chicago Amsterdam Beijing Tokyo Rome Oxford, England Portugal Scotland Osaka, Japan Chile Ireland Canada exhibitions
Themes • Children at play • Busy streets of Paris • Occupation and liberation of Paris • Fashion photography • He photographed many artists such as Giacometti, Cocteau, Leger, Braque, and Picasso.
"The marvels of daily life are exciting; no movie director can arrange the unexpected that you find in the street." Doisneau -He took photography first as a hobby, but later on he used advertising and postcard photography to earn his living