Henri Cartier-Bresson
French photographer (1908–2004)
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French photographer who made candid street shots his calling card, snapping the "decisive moment" before anyone had a name for it. Pioneered 35mm film as the tool for catching life unscripted.
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Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French humanist photographer, and also an artist. He was considered a master of candid photography, and was an early user of 35mm film. He pioneered the genre of street photography and viewed capturing what he named the decisive moment as the essence of the very best pictures.
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