Adolfo Kaminsky, a resistance fighter and an expert in counterfeiting, spent thirty years of his life forging false documents to save lives. During the Second World War, while crafting stamps to make identity cards, Kaminsky discovered photography.
After the war, Kaminsky took thousands of artistic photographs. With his chiaroscuro his vision of the world, his favorite subjects were workers, secrets lovers, merchants, models and mannequins, broken dolls and wandering men with beard. From the flea markets of Saint-Ouen to Pigalle, he captured glances, lonely silhouettes, lights, the elegant and the downtrodden— everything that made up his world.
Throughout his life, Kaminsky’s clandestine activities forced him to sacrifice his artistic ambitions. Not a single one of his photographs was exhibited before 2011.
Il fotografo nato in Argentina e vissuto in Francia, Adolfo Kaminsky (87) in posa con una macchina fotografica “Lorillon” nella sua casa di Parigi. Adolfo Kaminsky partecipò alla resistenza francese specializzandosi nella falsificazione di documenti d’identità (JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)
Pavés
Les Champs-Elysées, la nuit
Les Champs-Elysées, la nuit 
Pigalle, nuit
Pigalle, nuit 
Vagabond, nuit
Jazz 
Jazz 
Jazz 
Bord de Seine 
Mannequin qui pose
Bus
Les toits
Femme aux lunettes rondes, portrait
Barbu, l'artisan
Barbu, le violoniste
Barbu, au café
Balayeurs, place de la Bastille
Bassin du Luxembourg
Homme endormi au jardin
Travailleurs au repos, Canal Saint-Martin
Clochard qui tricote
Puces, outillages 
Puces, outillages
Les puces
Puces, ancien manège
Mannequins nus et aveugles
Poupées disloquées
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