The Decisive Movement
Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer who was born in 1908. He helped develop street photography and was one of the earlier photographers to use 35 mm lens which helped define his work. He traveled around the world and photographed the Spanish Civil War and the French uprising in 1968. He believed the editing to a photograph should happen while the shot is being taken. Cartier-Bresson joined the army in 1940 but not long after was captured by the German's and stayed at a prison camp for 3 years. He also shot photographs of Mahatma Gandhi.In 1952, he published his first book called The Decisive Movement. He died in 2004.
http://www.biography.com/people/henri-cartier-bresson-9240139#man-of-the-world
Photo by: Henri Cartier-Bresson
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