Constant Puyo
1857–1933 (age 76)
Biography
Constant Puyo championed photography as an art form, producing evocative images that celebrated atmosphere and emotion over mere documentation. A leading figure in the pictorialist movement, he emphasized the photographer’s hand in shaping light and composition.
His writings and exhibitions encouraged peers to view photography through a painter’s sensibility, and he inspired countless students to seek beauty in every subject. He rests at Saint-Martin-des-Champs, leaving a luminous legacy for the photographic arts.