Sabine Weiss: A Century of Photography

Charlotte Jean | Blind | 5th July 2021

Nearing 100 years old, Weiss has recently stopped taking pictures, but awards and recognitions continue. She, along with Robert Doisneau and Willy Ronis, helped established the humanist school of photography that is now synonymous with black-and-white street photography. And, she reminds, she did it without assistants. Her images are all spontaneous, she says – “I photograph to preserve the ephemeral.” A good bio piece is here.