Kertész, the Unorthodox Angle

André Kertész was a Hungarian artist best known for his innovative contributions to photography, particularly in the fields of composition, style, and unorthodox angles. Considered one of the seminal figures of 20th-century photography, his early work was published primarily in magazines. In Paris, he worked for the first French illustrated magazine called VU. Involved with many young immigrant artists and the Dada movement, he achieved critical and commercial success. Due to the German persecution of Jews and the threat of World War II, Kertész decided to emigrate to the United States in 1936, where he had to rebuild his reputation through commissioned work. His career is generally divided into four periods, based on where he was working and his work was best known. They are called the Hungarian period, the French period, the American period, and, towards the end of his life, the International period.