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'''Henri Cartier-Bresson''' (1908-2004) was a French photographer, often considered the "father of modern photojournalism", whose guidance was to capture what he called "the decisive moment". His technique was to be unobtrusive, using a quiet 35mm rangefinder camera. | '''Henri Cartier-Bresson''' (1908-2004) was a French photographer, often considered the "father of modern photojournalism", whose guidance was to capture what he called "the decisive moment". His technique was to be unobtrusive, using a quiet 35mm rangefinder camera. | ||
<blockquote>To take a photograph means to recognize – simultaneously and within a fraction of a second– both the fact itself and the rigorous organisation of visually perceived forms that give it meaning. | <blockquote>To take a photograph means to recognize – simultaneously and within a fraction of a second– both the fact itself and the rigorous organisation of visually perceived forms that give it meaning. | ||
Revision as of 19:37, 12 March 2010
Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) was a French photographer, often considered the "father of modern photojournalism", whose guidance was to capture what he called "the decisive moment". His technique was to be unobtrusive, using a quiet 35mm rangefinder camera.
To take a photograph means to recognize – simultaneously and within a fraction of a second– both the fact itself and the rigorous organisation of visually perceived forms that give it meaning.
It is putting one’s head, one’s eye, and one’s heart on the same axis.[1]
References
- ↑ The Artist, HCB Foundation