Boy

1933–1952

Nearly twenty years without a darkroom of his own

From 1933 to 1952 Strand has no darkroom of his own and uses other people’s.

1950s

Has his books printed in Leipzig

Because of a printing process reportedly available only in East Germany at the time, Strand insists that his books be printed in Leipzig, even if their Communist provenance means they are initially banned on the American market.

1951

Marries Hazel Kingsbury

After his divorce from Virginia Stevens in 1950, Strand marries the photographer Hazel Kingsbury; they stay together until his death, and she assists him in his creative life in France.

1952

“La France de Profil” is published

The photobook “La France de Profil”, second of the six book “portraits” of place, becomes especially well known.

1955

“Un Paese”, on Luzzara and the Po Valley, is published

A book of photographs of Luzzara and the Po River Valley in Italy (Einaudi), the third of the six book “portraits” of place.