The New Objectivity movement began in Germany and arose during the 1920’s as a reaction against expressionism and was used to characterise German paintings and architecture whilst also producing exciting and innovative results in photography.

The movement was versatile allowing photographers to take different approaches, Albert Renger-Patzsch, focused more upon capturing the simplicity and beauty of objects. Whereas, August Sander, focused more upon portraying the people of Germany to show the truth about German society.