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Photography Of The Editors Of A German Periodical

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One of the editors of a German periodical encouraged Gyula to learn photography himself, instead he decided to select photographs, and often hire photographers. He worked with two female photographers as of 1926. One of the photographers was Ergy Landau and the other is speculated to have been either Germaine Krull or Rogi Andre, who would later marry André Kertesz. Kertesz is largely credited with teaching and inspiring Gyula to photograph by night, writing, “It was looking at his photographs and hearing him talk about them that helped me discover how much this mindless and soulless piece of machinery, this technical phenomenon, had enriched the means of expression at a man’s disposal. That was the end of my prejudices. Photography had me in its grasp. (Aubenas 98)” However Gyula never clearly explains where he learned photography or from whom. One of Gyula’s greatest strengths was the ability to be comfortable with and create relationships with people in all levels of society. He created an extensive network of friends and colleagues throughout his life and this served him well as a journalist and photographer. Gyula was described as “charming and witty” being well liked and frequently relied upon by his friends especially by fellow Hungarians (Tucker 48). In one instance a musician friend had pawned his violin and Gyula rallied other friends to buy it back. He offered friendship and help to artists passing through or taking up residence in Paris. Gyula was genuine,

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