Big Snow, 42nd Street

Andreas Feininger was an American photographer and filmmaker known for his precise, formally composed images of architecture, landscapes, and industrial subjects. Born in Paris to a family of artists and trained as an architect, he brought a modernist sensibility to large-format photography, emphasizing geometric clarity and tonal range. His postwar work included extensive documentation of New York City's built environment and technical treatises on photographic practice that influenced generations of practitioners.

Paris, France