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E oes weariness, want to make a clean sweep at home, or by willingness to do not burdened with such a picture? Unclear how this reproduction of the impasse by photographer Trail Izis could fail in the middle of things incongruous among the Companions of Emmaus Angers. Izis? I must admit, that name reminded me nothing when I watched these children doing handstands. The black and white, street, children playing rather conjured Doisneau. But to read his biography I realize that I must not be alone in ignoring this talented photographer. Here is a brief summary.

Born in Marijampole in Lithuania in 1911, Izis, whose real name is Israels Bidermanas a French photographer. .

He emigrated to Paris in 1930, in order to escape anti-Semitic persecution and the desire to become a painter, then took refuge in the Limousin region during the war. He was arrested and tortured by the Nazis and then liberated by resistance. He then took up arms and photograph his companions from the bush.

After the war, returned to Paris, he befriended Jacques Prévert and artists of his era, painters or poets. He became a reporter for Paris Match, which published many of his photos including Grace Kelly, Roland Petit, Jean Cocteau, Colette, Gina Lollobrigida, Edith Piaf, Orson Welles but also those minors Montceau-les-Mines ... He has reported from Israel, England, Portugal and Algeria ...

He died in Paris in 1980.

In 1951, however Izis was among the "Five French photographers" who exhibited at MoMA in New York between Brassai, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Doisneau and Willy Ronis. After a long journey through the desert his work comes first. In 2007, an exhibition Izis, through the photographic archives of Paris Match (1949-1969) "held at the Maison de la Photographie Robert Doisneau. Another exhibition, "Izis, photographer of the moment" was made in Limoges in 2007 and in Lithuania. An exhibition "Izis" is scheduled from January 17, 2010 at the Hotel de Ville in Paris. She will then travel to Berlin. The rediscovery of his work gives him the place today among the greatest.

Paris, Montmartre, 1949

be found in these images the sweetness of his careful eye and this distance in the world which is so special, between respect and emotion. Izis reporter remains the "peddler of images", wrote Prévert, both witness and poet.

Immigrants Banat (region of Hungary) of French origin back to France for reviving a village in ruins around noon deu 1949-1950. Izis / ParisMatch

Izis puts people at the center of his remarks. At the heart of the crowd, it captured the eyes and expressions, between respect and emotion, it is not looking for dramatic effects or stagings special.

Impasse Trail, paris, 1950

"It took me many years to dare to go near people with a device. But over time I managed to shoot without being seen. The people I photograph do not see me because they are mostly in their inner world, in their dreams. " Interview with IZIS published in Focus No. 51 - March 1978

Edith Piaf

One of the fundamental characteristics of his work is to bring out the wonder of everyday life, to dream. " The people I photograph are usually asleep or look away ... In my photos, even animals dream ... I picture myself ... In my childhood I was called a dreamer . .

London, White Chapel, 1950

" I press the trigger when I am in unison with what I see " Izis confide in his latest book Paris Poets published in 1977, a book which will be prefaced by Prévert shortly before his death.

Marseille, 1949

Paris, Jemmapes Wharf, Canal St Martin