Opium Smoker, Chinatown, San Francisco/[The Opium Fiend]

Creator

American Photographer · 1869–1942

> I was determined to show people a new kind of photography: there would be no stilted poses; as a matter of fact, no poses at all. I would try to take my sitters unawares, at a moment when they would not realize that the camera was ready. I would show them prints in which a uniform sharpness would be avoided and emphasis laid on portraying a person's character instead of making a commonplace reco