Apr 05, 2014· Photography Birth Place: Gentilly (Val-de-Marne, île-de-France, France) Biography: Doisneau, along with Brassaï, became famous for his images of the Paris streets during the 1940s. Originally trained as a lithographer, he began his career as a professional photographer in 1934. He served in the French army in 1940, but did not entirely give up his career as a photographer, earning a …