Born Henri Cartier-Bresson

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Today, August 22, was born one of the most stunning photo artists, the great founder of modern photojournalism, Henri Cartier-Bresson.

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Henry was born in 1908. From early youth he was interested in painting. In the art world Henry introduced his uncle Louis. When Cartier-Bresson was seven, my uncle died, but his advice the next photographer followed all his life.

Cartier-Bresson studied painting and graphic art in the atelier of the famous artist Andre Lot. In 1930 he traveled to Africa. That is what turned his life - his return to France in 1932, he decided to take a photograph. He was very inspired by photographs of Eugene Atget, André Kertész, and Martin Munkachi made in Africa. Henry bought a legendary camera Leica.

The first serious test of professional and life happened to Cartier-Bresson in 1939. Then he became a corporal in the army kinofotopodrazdelenii. When the Nazis invaded France, a young photographer captured. Three times he tried to escape. The third attempt succeeded. Returning to France, Cartier-Bresson became an active member of the Resistance. However, he still managed to record everything that happens in their occupied country in the film. It was he who encouraged and organized by the French photographers to shoot the occupation, and then retreat fascists.

After the war, in 1947, Cartier-Bresson with his colleagues Robert Kapa, Maria Eisner, Rita Andivert, Bill Vandivartom and George Roger founded the community of photojournalists, which eventually became the most elite clippings in the world - Magnum Photos.

For Magnum took off and remove the greatest photographers of his time. From Cartier-Bresson worked, Elliot Erwitt, Josef Koudelka, Philip Helsman, Larry Tauell and many others. In 1988, the selection of Magnum passed and our compatriot George Pinhassov.

During his life, Cartier-Bresson wrote many books. One of them is called the "decisive moment". That Henry has introduced this concept in turnover - he explained how important the very moment of the shooting. Master said:

Photo by itself does not interest me. I just want to grab a piece of reality.

Cartier-Bresson was convinced that the mission ends with the photographer clicked the shutter - it has never worked in the laboratory, not involved in film development and even framing:

I hate to manipulate - not during shooting or after, in a dark room. Good eye always notice such manipulations ... The only point of art - it is one hundred and twenty fifth of a second when the shutter clicks, the camera flashes in the light and movement stops.

That is why all the pictures of Cartier-Bresson - the most realistic reflection of the time.

Henry took off in the USSR. He has twice been in our country - just after Stalin, in 1954, and 1972-m. Photo taken during these visits, in the new millennium has already been exhibited in Moscow - at the Biennale 2000. The maestro himself selected the images for the exhibition.

The biggest challenge for myself Cartier-Bresson believed portrait. Nevertheless, his hands belong to the set of photos of the legendary characters of the XX century. He was shot by Jean-Paul Sartre, Marilyn Monroe, Coco Chanel and many others. At the same time, Henry never shirked production. All of his work - reportage.

Henri Cartier-Bresson lived a long, bright and happy life. He was twice married, he has a daughter, Melanie. Great photographer died in August 2004, th.

Source: http://spletnik.ru/calendar/14604-ka...e-bresson.html

Many pics here: http://www.magnumphotos.com/Archive/...m&CT=Album

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