Henri Cartier Bresson
Henri was a French humanist photographer who did candid photography by capturing a "decisive moment" and pioneered the genre of street photography. In 1930, Henri became inspired by a Hungarian photojournalist called Martin Mukacsi who took a photo of three African children. The photo captured freedom and their joy to be alive. This photo stopped him from painting and inspired him to take photography seriously and he said "I suddenly understood that a photograph could fix eternity in an instant." Henri Cartier published his book The Decisive Moment in 1952 which had 126 photos that he took from the East and the West.
Henri was a French humanist photographer who did candid photography by capturing a "decisive moment" and pioneered the genre of street photography. In 1930, Henri became inspired by a Hungarian photojournalist called Martin Mukacsi who took a photo of three African children. The photo captured freedom and their joy to be alive. This photo stopped him from painting and inspired him to take photography seriously and he said "I suddenly understood that a photograph could fix eternity in an instant." Henri Cartier published his book The Decisive Moment in 1952 which had 126 photos that he took from the East and the West.
My Photos
Some of Henri's Photos