Unlike other photographers, Kertész's work gave an insight into his life, showing a chronological order of where he spent his time; for example, many of his French photographs were from cafés where he spent the majority of his time waiting for artistic inspiration.
Na rozdiel od iných fotografov, Kertészovo dielo nazerá do jeho intímneho života, čo sa ukazuje aj chronologicky, alebo kde práve prebýval; napríklad mnoho jeho francúzskych fotografií bolo z kaviarne, kde trávil väčšinu svojho času čakaním na umeleckú inšpiráciu.