Robert Doisneau (April 14, 1912 - April 1st 1994) was a post-war French photographer, humanist, one of the most notable and productive reportage photographers. He had great renown for Parisian street life.

Robert Doisneau was born in a bourgeois family in Gentilly, France on April 14, 1912. He studied graphic art - engraving at the Ecole Estienne in Paris (1926-1929) and obtained his Master degree of engraving and lithography in 1929. However, he did find much use of his knowledge. Having self-taught photography skill, a year later, he managed to integrate the workshop Ullmann to a photography room. In 1931, Robert Doisneau discovered the New Objectivity photography; in 1932, he sold his first photos to the periodical Excelsior in Paris. He had also experienced to be a photographer illustrator.

During the World War II in 1946, Doisneau became a freelance photographer, incorporating the Rapho Photo Agency founded by Charles Rado, where he had been staying until he died. He began to produce, direct abundant photographic subjects in Paris even abroad (USSR, United States, Yugoslavia, ...). Some of his stories appeared in magazines such as Life, Paris Match, Réalités, Point de Vue, Regards, etc.. Since 1947, Doisneau began a long friendship and fruitful collaboration with Robert Giraud. In 1949, he published thirty albums including the suburbs of Paris.

For almost half a century he recorded thousands of famous Parisian portraits; he also photographed ordinary people, street kids, the suburb of Paris, cafes, ramps, love, Bateleurs, etc.. His photos are often filled with humor and satire but also of nostalgia, and friendliness.He was rewarded with the Prix Kodak in 1947, the Prix Niepce in 1956, the Grand Prix National de la Photography in 1983 and the Prix Balzac in 1986 etc.. In 1960, Doisneau held an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, in 1992, his retrospective exhibition - his last exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art Oxford.

Doisneau Raizeux died at Montrouge on April 1994 and was buried alongside his wife.