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The Roving Reporter

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 Umbo (Otto Umbehr), The Roving Reporter, photomontage, 1926 Dr. Juliana Kreinik, "An Introduction to Photography in the Early 20th Century," in Smarthistory, August 9, 2015, accessed April 1, 2021, https://smarthistory.org/an-introduction-to-photography-in-the-early-20th-century/. The introduction of photography to the European and Euro American world allowed for a different and unique perception of art and artists. Later on when cameras became more accessible people of the middle class were also able to partake in photography as an art medium. The introduction of photography as an art medium changed the way that people viewed art as it was always involved in naturalism and there was a lot of the man verses nature aspect that came with art, which could be seen in many artworks like with the statue of David by Bernini where you can see that split second where the muscles tense and the concentration this person has as they are up against something great and mighty. With the in