Brassaï was born on September 9, 1899 in Hungary. He Studied painting and sculpture at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest. In 1920, he worked as a journalist for Hungarian paper in Berlin. He pursued his study at Berlin Charlottenburg Academy of Fine Arts. In 1924 he moved to Paris. He enjoyed the city and often took pictures at night. Brassaï published his first book entitled Paris by Night in 1933. Because of this book he became famous. He got a nickname “the eye of Paris.”
In his late career, he wrote 17 books and numerous articles. In 1961, He stopped taking photography and focus on sculpting in stone and bronze.
Its very nice to see how quiet and mystique Paris at night in the late 1930's. By looking at his pictures, I felt that I had been transport back time. I do like the soft light in the picture. His exposure just perfect. I have been to Paris couple times but I would never guess some of the pictures are Paris. I enjoy his work so much. Bravo Brassaï