Henri Cartier-Bresson was on August 22, 1908 in Chanteloup-en-Brie, France. Bresson had five younger siblings and lived comfortably because of his Father's textile business. His first camera, used by many starting photographers of the day, was a box brownie. He didn't use this camera for artistic purposes at first, just for family photos on the holidays. He later studied cubism. Cartier-Bresson's photography flew off during WWII where after he was held captive by the German Nazis he really worked on his portrait work.Today he is known as a photojournalist. I personally really like his work with the curvatures with urban structures.
Here are some of my favorites:
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The curves of the building are really beautiful alone, but with the children it adds a unique factor to this piece. All of the curious heads popping out add a pinch of humor to the photo :)
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This piece is more well known and there is a reason why. The stairs almost create an optic illusion, I really like how Cartier-Bresson played with the angles in this image. The railings and the stairs coming together are just perfect. The blurred biker in the back is cool, but most people would have his in focus. Personally I like him out of focus. I'm glad he's there because he adds a form of balance to the photo. If only the stairs were in this picture I feel that it wouldn't look complete.
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This image is amazing! It must have taken so much patience to actually get an image like this. The man looks like he's walking on water, and the ladder looks perfect and he has a reflection and the fence just narrows the focus to this scene.
Here are some of my favorites:
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The curves of the building are really beautiful alone, but with the children it adds a unique factor to this piece. All of the curious heads popping out add a pinch of humor to the photo :)
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This piece is more well known and there is a reason why. The stairs almost create an optic illusion, I really like how Cartier-Bresson played with the angles in this image. The railings and the stairs coming together are just perfect. The blurred biker in the back is cool, but most people would have his in focus. Personally I like him out of focus. I'm glad he's there because he adds a form of balance to the photo. If only the stairs were in this picture I feel that it wouldn't look complete.
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This image is amazing! It must have taken so much patience to actually get an image like this. The man looks like he's walking on water, and the ladder looks perfect and he has a reflection and the fence just narrows the focus to this scene.
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