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Design by Alexey Brodovitch.
Published in 1945 by J.J. Augustin, Day of Paris is one of the most celebrated and influential early photobooks by Hungarian-born photographer André Kertész.
Edited and designed by the renowned art director Alexey Brodovitch, the book serves as a nostalgic visual love letter to Paris, compiling photographs Kertész took between 1925 and 1936 before emigrating to the United States. Rather than focusing on landmark monuments, Kertész captures the quiet poetry of everyday life: sunlit cobblestone streets, shadows stretching across city squares, quiet moments along the Seine, and candid portraits of Parisian pedestrians.
Brodovitch’s dynamic layout plays a crucial role in the book's impact, pairing and contrasting images with bold cropping and generous white space to create a rhythm that feels cinematic and modern. Day of Paris is widely recognized as a landmark achievement in 20th-century photography, capturing both the essence of pre-war Paris and the lyrical, modernist vision that defined Kertész's legacy.
Published in 1945 by J.J. Augustin, Day of Paris is one of the most celebrated and influential early photobooks by Hungarian-born photographer André Kertész.
Edited and designed by the renowned art director Alexey Brodovitch, the book serves as a nostalgic visual love letter to Paris, compiling photographs Kertész took between 1925 and 1936 before emigrating to the United States. Rather than focusing on landmark monuments, Kertész captures the quiet poetry of everyday life: sunlit cobblestone streets, shadows stretching across city squares, quiet moments along the Seine, and candid portraits of Parisian pedestrians.
Brodovitch’s dynamic layout plays a crucial role in the book's impact, pairing and contrasting images with bold cropping and generous white space to create a rhythm that feels cinematic and modern. Day of Paris is widely recognized as a landmark achievement in 20th-century photography, capturing both the essence of pre-war Paris and the lyrical, modernist vision that defined Kertész's legacy.