In 1924 Albert Renger-Patzsch got his start as a professional photographer by making the images for the first two books in a series titled Die Welt der Pflanze(The World of Plants). His work went uncredited, but two years later his name appeared on another book, Das Chorgestühl von Kappenberg(The Choir Stalls of Cappenberg). He soon became an independent photographer and exhibited his photographs for the first time. In 1928, Renger-Patzsch published his most famous book, Die Welt ist schön(The world is beautiful). That same year he moved to the city of Essen from Bad Harzburg and set up a darkroom and studio in the Folkwang Archives, the photographic archive of a publishing house, where he received commissions from architects, industry, and publishers.
"THE WORLD IS BEAUTIFUL " - ALBERT RENGER-PATZSCH
Comparison of Albert ranger-patzsch photos
Similarly both of these shots are macro shots of flowers both taken with a black and white tone. This specific tone helps to bring out the detail of the patterns on the flowers. If these photos were to be their original colour you wouldn’t focus so much on the repeated patterns on the plants. He has emphasized the detail of this by isolating the object from its background. However the difference between these photos is that one photo is of a plant with a detailed pattern whereas the other photos has several blossomed plants also including a detailed pattern. The photo on the left has been taken from above and the other one is shot from below.
THE WORLD IS BEAUTIFUL
This is my response to Albert's work. These are shots based around London as well as my school .They vary from macro shots of nature to urban elements.