Henri Cartier-Bresson was born on August 22, 1908 in Chanteloup-en-Brie, Seine-et-Marne, French. he was the oldest of five children. his father was a wealthy textile manufacturer and his mother's family was a cotton merchants. His parents were able to provide him with financial support for his interest in photography. he tried to attend a music school but he didn't make any success and he started painting, he entered a private art school and Lhote academy. From 1928 to 1929, Cartier-Bresson attended the University of Cambridge, where he studied English, art and literature.
In 1929, Cartier-Bresson's air squadron commandant arrested him for hunting without a license.
Henri's photography mostly was documentary showing real life moments from good to bad he was called the father of photojournalism., pictures were made in black and white. Cartier-Bresson almost exclusively used Leica 35 mm rangefinder cameras equipped with normal 50 mm lenses or occasionally a wide-angle for landscapes.
Henri's photography mostly was documentary showing real life moments from good to bad he was called the father of photojournalism., pictures were made in black and white. Cartier-Bresson almost exclusively used Leica 35 mm rangefinder cameras equipped with normal 50 mm lenses or occasionally a wide-angle for landscapes.
CHINA. Shanghai. 1949.
Commander of Shanghai speaks to party dignitaries at the victory celebrations of August 7.
CHINA. Beijing. December 1948.
CHINA. Beijing. December 1948.
A lot of soldier walking, and a man is looking for his son.
Gandhi and his spinning wheel.
India in 1946
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