Henri Cartier-BressonHenri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson (August 22, 1908 – August 3, 2004) was a French photographer considered to be the father of modern photojournalism. He was an early adopter of 35 mm format, and the master of candid photography. He helped develop the "street photography" or "real life reportage" style that has influenced generations of photographers who followed.

'"For me the camera is a sketch book, an '"For me the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity, the instrument of intuition and spontaneity, the master of the instant which, in visual master of the instant which, in visual terms, questions and decides terms, questions and decides simultaneously. It is by economy of means simultaneously. It is by economy of means that one arrives at simplicity of that one arrives at simplicity of expression." expression."

"To take a photograph is to align the head, "To take a photograph is to align the head, the eye and the heart. It's a way of life."the eye and the heart. It's a way of life."

Henri Cartier-BressonHenri Cartier-Bresson ( (August 22, , 1908 – – August 3, 2004) was a French , 2004) was a French photographer considered to be the father photographer considered to be the father of modern photojournalism, an early of modern photojournalism, an early adopter of 35 mm format, and the master adopter of 35 mm format, and the master of candid photography.of candid photography.

He helped develop the "street He helped develop the "street photography" or "real life reportage" style photography" or "real life reportage" style that has influenced generations of that has influenced generations of photographers that followed.photographers that followed.

Cartier-Cartier-Bresson was Bresson was influenced by influenced by this photo by this photo by Munckasi and Munckasi and the way he the way he captured ‘a captured ‘a moment.’moment.’

Munckasi, 1932

The Decisive MomentThe Decisive Moment Photography is not like painting," Cartier-Photography is not like painting," Cartier-

Bresson told the Bresson told the Washington PostWashington Post in 1957. in 1957. "There is a creative fraction of a second when "There is a creative fraction of a second when you are taking a picture. Your eye must see a you are taking a picture. Your eye must see a composition or an expression that life itself composition or an expression that life itself offers you, and you must know with intuition offers you, and you must know with intuition when to click the camera. That is the moment when to click the camera. That is the moment the photographer is creative," he said. "Oop! The the photographer is creative," he said. "Oop! The Moment! Once you miss it, it is gone forever."Moment! Once you miss it, it is gone forever."

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