Brassaï 1899 - 1984

occupation:
Photographer
Nationality:
French; Hungarian
born in:
Transylvania

Hungarian-born photographer best known for 1930s and 1940s photographs of street life of Paris by night; associated with surrealist movement; began working for 'Harper's Bazaar' magazine in 1937; ceased new photography in 1962, concentrating instead on producing new prints and reprints of his books.