Today's birthday
Aug 22, 2020 07:13:33 #
Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908)
Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer who is considered the father of photojournalism. His works, which were unmanipulated and achieved with simple techniques, are remarkable for their flawless capture of a situation's "decisive moment." He served in World War II and escaped a Nazi prison camp after three years to dig up a camera he had previously buried. He hated being photographed and was fiercely private. He claimed to have confided his secrets in someone he would never meet again.
Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer who is considered the father of photojournalism. His works, which were unmanipulated and achieved with simple techniques, are remarkable for their flawless capture of a situation's "decisive moment." He served in World War II and escaped a Nazi prison camp after three years to dig up a camera he had previously buried. He hated being photographed and was fiercely private. He claimed to have confided his secrets in someone he would never meet again.
Aug 22, 2020 10:19:45 #
Aug 23, 2020 07:11:22 #
I never knew I shared my day with a famous photographer in history! You learn something new every day. Thsnks!
Aug 23, 2020 07:11:30 #
I never knew I shared my day with a famous photographer in history! You learn something new every day. Thanks!
Aug 23, 2020 08:03:17 #
Warhorse
Loc: SE Michigan
roxiemarty wrote:
I never knew I shared my day with a famous photographer in history! You learn something new every day. Thanks!
Happy birthday!
Aug 23, 2020 08:06:35 #
Aug 23, 2020 09:05:55 #
roxiemarty wrote:
I never knew I shared my day with a famous photographer in history! You learn something new every day. Thsnks!
There ya go. HAPPY Birthday Roxie!
Aug 23, 2020 09:17:29 #
Aug 23, 2020 09:46:25 #
JeffR
Loc: Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
My favorite photography quote:
“Your First 10,000 photographs are your worst.” Henri Cartier-Bresson.
“Your First 10,000 photographs are your worst.” Henri Cartier-Bresson.
Aug 23, 2020 09:57:36 #
Aug 23, 2020 10:21:03 #
StanMac
Loc: Tennessee
kpmac wrote:
I've never heard of him, nim. Thanks for the info.
You must be a really young whipper snapper!
Stan
Aug 23, 2020 10:45:39 #
JeffR wrote:
My favorite photography quote:
“Your First 10,000 photographs are your worst.” Henri Cartier-Bresson.
“Your First 10,000 photographs are your worst.” Henri Cartier-Bresson.
At the time, that might have been many years of work, now for some, that’s a week or less.
Aug 23, 2020 10:51:33 #
roxiemarty wrote:
I never knew I shared my day with a famous photographer in history! You learn something new every day. Thanks!
Feliz cumpleaños!
Aug 23, 2020 12:36:02 #
Help me out here please.
I know Cartier-Bresson is associated with Leica cameras, but I remember seeing photos of him using a point-and-shoot camera towards the end of his career. Can anyone provide more information on this. What camera was he using?
I know Cartier-Bresson is associated with Leica cameras, but I remember seeing photos of him using a point-and-shoot camera towards the end of his career. Can anyone provide more information on this. What camera was he using?
Aug 23, 2020 13:09:54 #
Here is a link where you might find additional information. He was barely mentioned at all in the two history of photography books that I have.
https://www.henricartierbresson.org/en/hcb/biography/
https://www.henricartierbresson.org/en/hcb/biography/
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