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Henri Cartier-Bresson (French: [kaʁtje bʁɛsɔ̃]; 22 August 1908 – 3 August 2004) was a French artist and humanist photographer considered a master of candid photography, and an early user of 35mm film.
Founding member. Born in Chanteloup, Seine-et-Marne, in 1908, Henri Cartier-Bresson developed a strong fascination with painting early on, particularly with Surrealism.
Henri Cartier-Bresson (born August 22, 1908, Chanteloup, France—died August 3, 2004, Céreste) was a French photographer whose humane, spontaneous photographs helped establish photojournalism as an art form.
Apr 2, 2014 · Henri Cartier-Bresson, a filmmaker and co-creator of the photo agency Magnum, established photojournalism as an art form. Read more about Cartier-Bresson's life and career at...
Henri Cartier-Bresson (French: [kaʁtje bʁɛsɔ̃]; 22 August 1908 – 3 August 2004) was a French artist and humanist photographer considered a master of candid photography, and an early user of 35mm film.
To tell Henri Cartier-Bresson’s story and to unravel his work is essentially to tell the story of a look. Throughout the 20th century, this roaming, lucid eye has captured the fascination of Africa in the 1920’s, crossed the tragic fortunes of Spanish republicans, accompanied the liberation of Paris, caught a weary Gandhi just hours before ...
Henri Cartier-Bresson. French Photographer and Filmmaker. Born: August 22, 1908 - Chantelop-en-Brie, France. Died: August 3, 2004 - Montjustin, France. Movements and Styles: Modern Photography. , Straight Photography. , Photojournalism. , Documentary Photography. "There is nothing in this world that does not have a decisive moment" 1 of 12.
Henri Cartier-Bresson. Department of Photographs, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. October 2004. The son of a wealthy textile merchant, Henri Cartier-Bresson studied painting at André Lhote’s academy in Montparnasse in 1927, and soon thereafter entered the bohemian world of the Parisian avant-garde.
Biography. Henri Cartier-Bresson has intuitively chronicled decisive moments of human life around the world with poetic documentary style. His photographs impart spontaneous instances with meaning, mystery, and humor in terms of precise visual organization, and his work, although tremendously difficult to imitate, has influenced many other ...
Henri Cartier-Bresson, né le 22 août 1908 à Chanteloup-en-Brie et mort le 3 août 2004 à Montjustin, est un photographe, photojournaliste et dessinateur français.
