Willy Ronis

Photography Appreciation

A woman leaping over a water puddle on a brick road, kids curiously looking into a factory window, a boy running down the street with a baguette, and a woman over a sink washing herself naked, are just some examples of amazing photos taken by French photographer and photojournalist Willy Ronis.

Born in Paris on August 14, 1910, Ronis was best known for capturing images of post-war Paris and Provence, southeastern France, but his most famous picture was a nude of his wife, Marie-Anne Lansiaux called "Le Nu Provencal." 

You can see a few more of his wonderful work HERE. 

Ménilmontant, Carrefour Rue Villin, 

Paris (1959) via theladykillers

Place Vendome sous la pluie (1947) via passouline

Le Petit Parisien (1952) via blog.e-artplastic

Le Nu Provencal Gordes (1949) via carlacoulson

Sources: http://www.hackelbury.co.uk/artists/ronis/ronis_sm.html; http://www.afterimagegallery.com/ronis.htm; http://www.artnet.com/artists/willy-ronis/; http://www.peterfetterman.com/artists/willy-ronis/; 
http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2009/09/willy-ronis-1910-2009.html; http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/18/arts/design/18ronis.html?_r=0; http://www.jacksonfineart.com/willy-ronis-569.html; http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2009/sep/16/willy-ronis-obituary; http://lalaland001.blogspot.com/2012/04/body-beautiful.html; http://passouline.blog.lemonde.fr/files/2009/09/willy-ronis.1252882067.jpg; http://theladykillers.typepad.com/the_lady_killers/2009/09/paris-in-black-and-white-by-willy-ronis-et-adieu.html; http://carlacoulson.com/willy-ronis/; Wikipedia