Berenice Abbott (July 17, 1898 - December 9, 1991) was an American photographer who used black and white photography to express the streets and buildings of New York in the 1930s. And be known. At the same time, she also left an immortal image of the gay community in Paris in the 1920s and New York from the 1930s to the 1960s.

She is the adopted daughter of Czech anarchist Hippolyte Havel. Born in Springfield, Ohio, and began filming in 1923. From 1923 to 1925, she worked as an assistant to photographer Man Ray in Paris. During this period, she took portraits of the more famous writers and artists of the 1920s. In 1925, she discovered the photography of Eugene Atget and helped him gain international recognition for his photography. Abbott's photography was not recognized until long after Atget became famous, which diminished her recognition in the photography community.

In 1929, the photographer began to record New York City on film and published "Changing New York" in 1939. This work was supported by the Federal Art Project. Her photographs documented the destroyed buildings and neighborhoods of Manhattan. Using a large-format camera, Abbott photographed New York as meticulously and diligently as Eugene Atget. Quotes “The photographer is a wonderful contemporary through whose eyes the present becomes the past.” – Berenice Abbott