The Genius of Photography: Document for Artists
Following the First World War, photography was the central medium of the age. "Anyone who fails to understand photography", said the photographer Lazlo Moholy-Nagy "will be one of the illiterates of the future". This episode examines in detail the work of some of the greatest and most influential modern photographers: Alexander Rodchenko, August Sander, Man Ray, Walker Evans and Bill Brandt. With contributions from Martin Parr, Bernd and Hilla Becher and Mark Haworth-Booth.