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The photographic documentary work started in 1907 and ended in 1913. The result was 907 photos of the changing cityscapes. The project was carefully planned and the city's planning and building authorities provided information to the antiquities board and
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In addition to her photography skills
Brander also had artistic vision thanks to her drawing studies, and at their best her photos were almost visual art in their expression, composition and use of light. The central ideal of photographs at that time, however, was the sharpness and the detail of the
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In the difficult and cramped urban environment the photographer had to have technical know-how, compositional skills and capacity for creative problem-solving. The weight of the photographic equipment also made the task physically challenging. Brander often hired a horse-drawn carriage to transport
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photo, which made it possible to reproduce them correctly. Brander's photographs prominently feature people, everyday residents of
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