Among the photographs of "Czech Modernism" are examples of nearly every technique, process and subject in the repertory of avant-garde photography between the wars.
He was best known in the art world for his avant-garde photography, and he was a renowned fashion and portrait photographer.
Nakayama was a pioneer of Japanese avant-garde photography and inspired many Japanese photographers through his those works.
A portfolio of his images was published in Camera Work, Stieglitz's pioneering journal of avant-garde photography and art.
Not only are living men and women of the late 20th century there in strength, and in ways undreamed of before, but room is found for avant-garde photography that stretches the very notion of portraiture.
During this period he gained exposure to continental European avant-garde photography and film.
With the exception of Moholy-Nagy's obviously artistic work, you can't always tell which pictures are attempts at avant-garde photography and which are careless, off-center snapshots meant for the students' scrapbooks.
In other words, it's possible that Bauhaus students took their snapshots according to the dictates of avant-garde photography.
The group applied surrealism into their photographs and their avant-garde photography gathered national attention by some magazines like "Photo Times" and "Camera Art".