Bill Brandt

This close-up portrait of Ezra Pound was taken by Bill Brandt in 1928. (Ezra Pound was a poet and critic of the early modernist movement). I love the urban mood the shot portrays and also the realness. I get a sense of realism from the photograph from the closeness and intenseness of the subjects face.

I love the serious eye contact of the models eyes and the lens, it creates a real sense of intimacy.