History: Paris In 1940-50s, France By Robert Doisneau

Photographic career
Robert Doisneau was known for his modest, playful, and ironic images of amusing juxtapositions, mingling social classes, and eccentrics in contemporary Paris streets and cafes. Influenced by the work of André Kertész, Eugène Atget, and Henri Cartier-Bresson, in over twenty books Doisneau presented a charming vision of human frailty and life as a series of quiet, incongruous moments.
"The marvels of daily life are so exciting; no movie director can arrange the unexpected that you find in the street." Robert Doisneau.