"The Eye of Paris": Brassaï (Gyula Halász) 1899-1984
By Alexandra A. Jopp. This post is meant only as a resource for further internet information about Brassaï. "There are many photographs which are full of life but which are confusing and difficult to remember. It is the force of an image which matters." Brassaï. The photographer of 'High Society.' Brassai (1899-1984), in addition to his photographic metier was a journalist, sculptor, and author of literary works. From the moment of his arrival in Paris in 1924, Brassaï (who took his name from Brasov, his Transylvanian birthplace) was stunned by the city "under cover of darkness." "When you meet the man you see at once that he is equipped with no ordinary eyes," comments writer Henry Miller on French photographer Brassai. And the sharpness of vision and depth of insight noted by Miller are revealed in Brassai’s lifelong admiration and photographic exploration of the City of Lights—its people, places, and things. Jules Halasz was born in Br...