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Top 10 best henri cartierbresson books list of books by. Henri cartierbresson the mind s eye by henri cartierbresson isbn. As you may or may not know, cartier bresson is considered the father of photojournalism and i cant think of a name more synonymous with street photography than his. Born in chanteloup, seineetmarne, henri cartier bresson developed a strong fascination with painting early on, and particularly with surrealism.
Reading the minds eye i felt like i was transported back in time and had a conversation with cartier bresson about life, passion, and photography. Download pdf henri cartier bresson the decisive moment. Ill be using hcb instead of henri cartierbressons full name for any reason that sounds better than im just too lazy to keep typing it out. The minds eye writings on photography and photographers. August 22, 1908 august 3, 2004 was a french humanist photographer considered a master of candid photography, and an early user of 35 mm film. Part two of the book discuss about bresson s travel to china, cuba etc.
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