August Sander, born in 1876, was a German portrait and documentary photographer. He started his photography working as an assistant for a photographer that worked for a mining company. Later, with financial support from his uncle, he bought his own equipment and set up his own darkroom.
Under the Nazi regime, his work and his personal life were both very constrained. During this time, a lot of Sander's work was seized and destroyed. In 1942 he moved from Cologne to a rural area and managed to save a lot of his negatives. His son was arrested in 1934 and sentenced to 10 years in prison. He died in 1944, just before the end of his sentence. Sander's studio was destroyed by a bombing raid in the same year. Sander died in 1964.
Under the Nazi regime, his work and his personal life were both very constrained. During this time, a lot of Sander's work was seized and destroyed. In 1942 he moved from Cologne to a rural area and managed to save a lot of his negatives. His son was arrested in 1934 and sentenced to 10 years in prison. He died in 1944, just before the end of his sentence. Sander's studio was destroyed by a bombing raid in the same year. Sander died in 1964.
Sander's style is exactly what I would like to try and emulate. Posed within their natural environment, in their uniforms, the subjects look proud. It's this feeling I would like to include in my photographs in this shoot.
Image Resources:
http://artblart.com/tag/august-sander-soldier/
http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/sander-ss-captain-al00150
http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/sander-member-of-the-hitler-youth-al00148
http://gsmithdiscourse.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/august-sander.html
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