Photographer André Kertész (1894-1985) was born in Budapest, Hungary. As a child, he’d rummage in his uncle’s attic through piles of old German and Hungarian illustrated magazines. He started to develop his passion and eye for photography while working as a Budapest stock exchange clerk; he purchased his first camera and made his first photograph in 1912. After 13 years dabbling in amateur photography in Hungary — focusing on day-to-day life behind World War I battle lines and snapshots of the Hungarian countryside — Photographer André Kertész packed up and moved to Paris where he changed his name and kickstarted...
