Henri Cartier Bresson

41/365 Do you think a master of photography would be using the rule of thirds? Give me a break! One look at his images and you will see a difference between a rule of thirds image and a designed image. Henri Cartier-Bresson was a master at composition and he incorporated design and geometry into all […] To access this post, you must be log in in as a Master Pass member, or please purchase The Master Pass Membership, The Master Pass Package or The Ultimate Package.

In November 1948, the great photographer went to shoot ‘the last days of Beijing’. He returned to China in 1958 to capture the results of the Maoist revolution. Images from both visits are brought together for the first time in an exhibition in Paris

For a man who worked professionally for barely more than ten years, Sergio Larrain, who died in 2012, had a disproportionately large impact on photography. The author of four books, he is widely considered Chile’s finest lensman, though he became something of a recluse later in life.

Thought I would share this documentary. I love Cartier-Bresson’s work. Who doesn’t? And I love his thoughts on seeing and shooting pictures. Whatever we do, it starts with the picture, doesn’t it? Of course, he made his people work in the lab for a week to get the print right: that’s apping! Update: Tommy Armansyah wrote […]

“Vivian Maier”

It includes what is likely his most famous photo.

Magnum photographer and co-founder Henri Cartier-Bresson's portrait of Europeans in Europe

Tarascon, France, 1959 - Henri Cartier-Bresson (Black and White Photography) Signed and stamped with photographers blindstamp Silver gelatin print 16 x 20 inches Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004), arguably the most significant photographer of the twentieth-century, was one of the co-founders of Magnum Photos in 1947 and champion of the “decisive moment”. He brought a new aesthetic and practice to photography, initiated modern photojournalism, and influenced countless followers.

Henri Cartier-Bresson. Yugoslavia. 1965. Gelatin silver print. 15 3/16 × 10 3/16" (38.6 × 25.9 cm). Gift of the artist. 226.2009. © 2024 Henri Cartier-Bresson/Magnum Photos, courtesy Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, Paris. Photography