09/09/2026
Remembering the late, Hungarian-French, photographer Gyula Halász - more commonly know as Brassaï, who was born on this day, September the 9th, in 1899.
Brassaï had a passion for night photography, and famously described his method of exposure timing thus:
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'To gauge my shutter time, I would smoke cigarettes—a Gauloise for a certain light, a Boyard if it was darker.
The policemen on patrol wondered what kind of crime I was in the midst of committing. They had never seen anyone taking pictures at night and for good reason.
To clear myself, I always had some prints with me to show them. I have noticed that policemen are very interested in photography. So they immediately became friendlier... '
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You can read more about his life and see samples of his work via the link that I'll add in the comments section. ...
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Image: Brassaï - self portrait, 1932.
