Born in 1904 in Hamburg, Germany. Died in 1983 in London, UK.

Bill Brandt was one of the acknowledged masters of 20th century photography. Taken as a whole, his work constitutes one of the most varied and vivid social documents of Great Britain, producing a body of photographic works that range from stark realism and social commentary to pure abstraction and surrealism. Brandt admired the work of Edward Weston and Orson Welles. Taking a cue from their words, he liked to use older cameras that did not mimic human vision capabilities, and he often employed wide-angled lenses, especially when he photographed nudes.

Brandt’s works are represented in international collections including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA; Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA; George Eastman Museum, Rochester, USA; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK, among others.