The Master of Black-and-White Photography
As a pioneer of modern photojournalism and co-founder of the Magnum Agency, Henri Cartier-Bresson is without doubt one of the greatest photographers of all time and has known since the 1930’s how to consistently set new standards.
His photographs are icons of photographic history and important contemporary witnesses that attracted worldwide attention. Bresson who was born in Chanteloup-en-Brie in France in 1908 was not only an exceptionally gifted photographer who established photography as an art form but also a restless nomad who travelled the world and became a witness to dramatic political events. Bresson regarded his camera as a sketchpad, as a tool of intuition and spontaneity. His talent of capturing the fleeting reality of sometimes bizarre but also humorous moments of life at the right millisecond is both legendary and unrivalled. With the illustrated book titled “Die Photographien – Henri Cartier-Bresson” (The Photographs – Henri Cartier-Bresson), the Schirmer / Mosel publishing company will launch a new edition of the classic this autumn. A great record of his creative work that will delight everyone with main works selected personally by Henri-Cartier Bresson and dating back to the years 1929 and 1979.
… the fleeting reality of sometimes bizarre but also humorous moments of life …
… a restless nomad who travelled the world and became a witness to dramatic political events …
Photos Copyrights: © Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos / courtesy Schirmer/Mosel
