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Bill Brandt, Photojournalist, Photography, Blitz, London, The North, Photography,
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Introduction to Bill Brandt.BBC Film.Discussion.Evaluation and summary.
Bill Brandt
Born Hamburg, Germany. 2 May 1904
Bill Brandt
Born Hamburg, Germany. 2 May 1904
Took up photography when recovering from tuberculosis in Switzerland
Bill Brandt
Water colour, Bill Brandt, 1918
Moved to Vienna where he met Ezra Pound and Man Ray.
Bill Brandt
Ezra Pound and Man Ray
1920’s moved to Paris.Experimented with surrealist photography being greatly influenced by Eugene Atget.
Bill Brandt
Flea Market. Bill Brandt.
Became noted for his night photography.
Started using family and friends as models in his photographs.
Bill Brandt
Woman in Hamburg, St. Pauli District, Bill Brandt, 1933
1934 moved to London and adopted Britain as home to escape the rise of fascism in Europe
Bill Brandt
Flower seller Swiss Cottage. Bill Brandt
“The English at Home” 1936
Bill Brandt
Racecourse. Bill Brandt
“The English at Home” 1936
Bill Brandt
Parlourmaid and Under Parlourmaid. Bill Brandt
“The English at Home” 1936
Bill Brandt
In a Mayfair Drawing Room. Bill Brandt
“A Night in London” 1938
Bill Brandt
Domino Players North London. Bill Brandt
“A Night in London” 1938
Bill Brandt
After the celebration. Bill Brandt
“A Night in London” 1938
Bill Brandt
Policeman. Bill Brandt
“A Night in London” 1938
Bill Brandt
Street Corner. Bill Brandt
The North - 1937
Bill Brandt
Halifax. Bill Brandt
The North - 1937
Bill Brandt
Northumbrian coal miner eating his evening meal. Bill Brandt
The North - 1937
Bill Brandt
Northumbrian coal miner eating his evening meal. Bill Brandt
The North - 1937
Bill Brandt
Coal-searcher Going Home to Jarrow. Bill Brandt
London in the Blackout. WW2
Bill Brandt
Bayswater House. Bill Brandt
London in the Blackout. WW2
Bill Brandt
Underground Shelter. Bill Brandt
London in the Blackout. WW2
Bill Brandt
Bombed Regency Staircase. Bill Brandt
London in the Blackout. WW2
Bill Brandt
Milkman still delivering during the Blitz.. Bill Brandt
Landscapes. Post War. 1945
Bill Brandt
Barbary Castle. Wiltshire. Bill Brandt
Landscapes. Post War. 1945
Bill Brandt
Stonehenge in snow. Wiltshire. Bill Brandt
Portraits
Bill Brandt
Dylan Thomas. Bill Brandt
Portraits
Bill Brandt
Francis Bacon Primrose Hill 1963. Bill Brandt
Nudes
Bill Brandt
Nude 1959 October. Bill Brandt
Nudes.Perspective of Nudes published in 1961
Bill Brandt
Nude East Sussex Coast. Bill Brandt
Bill Brandt1904 -1983
Bill Brandt
Bill Brandt
Showed difference between social/economic levels
Bill Brandt
Bill Brandt
Showed difference between social/economic levels Lilliput and Picture Post also campaigned for better social conditions.
Bill Brandt
Bill Brandt
Showed difference between social/economic levels Lilliput and Picture Post also campaigned for better social conditions.Brandt’s use of friends as models to ‘set up’ shots.
Bill Brandt
Bill Brandt
Showed difference between social/economic levels Lilliput and Picture Post also campaigned for better social conditions.Brandt’s use of friends as models to ‘set up’ shots.Could Brandt be trusted to show the ‘truth’?
Bill Brandt
Bill Brandt
Showed difference between social/economic levels Lilliput and Picture Post also campaigned for better social conditions.Brandt’s use of friends as models to ‘set up’ shots.Could Brandt be trusted to show the ‘truth’?What is truth?
Bill Brandt
Bill Brandt
Showed difference between social/economic levels Lilliput and Picture Post also campaigned for better social conditions.Brandt’s use of friends as models to ‘set up’ shots.Could Brandt be trusted to show the ‘truth’?What is truth?Does it matter?
Bill Brandt
Bill Brandt
Showed difference between social/economic levels Lilliput and Picture Post also campaigned for better social conditions.Brandt’s use of friends as models to ‘set up’ shots.Could Brandt be trusted to show the ‘truth’?What is truth?Does it matter?The camera never lies!
Bill Brandt
Bill Brandt