Dug-outs in Ploegsteert Wood (21677790971)
Summary
Network of dug-outs constructed in Ploegsteert Wood. Shows military camp buildings? through the trees. A soldier walks along a duckboard in front of the sandbagged dug-outs. Photograph taken 1917 by Henry Armytage Sanders.
Inscriptions: Inscribed - Photographer's title on negative -bottom right: H212.
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4 x 5 inches
Dug-outs in Ploegsteert Wood. Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association :New Zealand official negatives, World War 1914-1918. Ref: 1/2-012905-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. natlib.govt.nz/records/22732648
August Sander (1876-1964) was a German photographer known for his portraits and documentary photographs of everyday life in Germany in the early 20th century. He is best known for his "People of the 20th Century" project, which aimed to document the diversity of German society through portraits of people from all walks of life. Sander's work was influenced by his interest in sociology and his belief in the importance of objective observation and documentation. His photographs are characterised by their clarity, detail and frankness, and have had a significant influence on the development of modern photography.