Let Truth Be the Prejudice

writer: russell j.t. dyer; posted: sep 2017

Let Truth Be the Prejudice: Eugene Smith

Let Truth Be the Prejudice

author: Ben Maddow
edition: 1
published: 1998
publisher: Aperture
isbn: 978-0893811792
pages: 240
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Let Truth Be The Prejudice documents the life and work of W. Eugene Smith, a man whose work expanded the range and depth of photography, bringing new aesthetic and moral power to the photo essay. Smith was born in 1918 in Wichita, Kansas, and raised according to traditional American values, believing in the nobility of America and the injustice of war. He began taking pictures with his mother’s camera while still a boy and continued this practice throughout his schooling. In 1937 his burning ambition took him to New York City, where his rise as a professional photographer was meteoric.