Budapest-born photographer André Kertész gained inspiration for many of his best shots though his preoccupation with reading and the written word. His work is celebrated in a new exhibition, On Reading, at the Photographers' Gallery, London until 4 October 2009
Esztergom, Hungary, 1915 Photograph: André Kertész /Stephen Bulger galleryLong Island University, New York, 1963 Photograph: André Kertész/Stephen Bulger galleryBoy reading newspaper, 1944 Photograph: André Kertész/Stephen Bulger galleryCircus performer in dressing room, 1969Photograph: André Kertész/Stephen Bulger galleryMan Reading with Magnifying Glass, New York, 1959 Photograph: André Kertész/Stephen Bulger gallerySculpture of Henry Moore, England, 1980 Photograph: André Kertész/Stephen Bulger galleryYoung man seated near window, Martinique, 1972Photograph: André Kertész/Stephen Bulger galleryWashington Square, New York City, 1969 Photograph: André Kertész/Stephen Bulger galleryNorman Dello Joio composing at a piano Photograph: André Kertész/Condé Nast Archive/Corbis