Henri Cartier Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson  was born on August 22, 1908 and died August 3, 2004. He was a French photographer considered to be the father of photojournalism.He helped develop the street photography or life reportage style that was coined The Decisive Moment that has influenced generations of photographers who followed.His main choice of camera was the leica this shot in a 35mm format. When he was young he owed his own box brownie so that he could take snapshots when on holiday. He was inspired by a 1930 photograph by Martin Munkasci.                                                                                                                                                                                        

The visual style he focuses on geometry. He tried using vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines and curves and shadows into his photographs. He looks for geometry and shapes in the natural world. When taking photos he would be very patient and wait for the right moment. When waiting for the right photograph he would think about people, background and framing, he would wait for someone to walk past or he would wait until someone came to him. He would mostly wait for the photograph to come to him and not go and look for the photograph. He would travel the world and capture different styles of life and try and learn about the people around him. He would never crop his photographs. He would always send the pictures to someone he trusted so they could print them.

The picture is called The Quai de Javel. Plasterers which was taken in France 1932 
This video is of some of his best pictures that he took when walking around.

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http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2011/08/22/10-things-henri-cartier-bresson-can-teach-you-about-street-photography/