Henri Cartier-BressonHenri Cartier Bresson

Michelle Dollois

Some of His Work

Alicante1932BlackandWhitefilm

TheAlleduPrado1932BlackandWhitefilm

Downtown1947BlackandWhitefilm

Hyres1932BlackandWhitefilm

Brie1968BlackandWhitefilm

Aquila1951BlackandWhitefilm

Liverpool1962BlackandWhitefilm

Shanghai1948BlackandWhitefilm

Trieste1933BlackandWhitefilm

HydeParkintheGreyDrizzle1937BlackandWhitefilm

His LifeHis Life Born August 22 1908 in Chanteloup FranceBornAugust221908,inChanteloup,France HestudiedinPariswithAndrLhote

I i d C ti B t i t InspiredCartierBressontopaint 1929:studiedliteratureandpaintingatCambridge

BecameinterestedinphotographyafterseeingtheworkofEugneAtget and Man RayAtgetandManRay

His LifeHis Life Bought his first 35mm LeicaBoughthisfirst35 mmLeicacamerain1933

B hi f h i Becamehiscameraofchoice Startedmakingdocumentaryfilmsin1937

1st onmedicalaidinSpanishCivilWar 1937startedreportagephotography WorkingwithfilmdirectorJeanRenoirtaughthim how to capture the essential momenthimhowtocapturetheessentialmoment

His LifeHis Life Prisoner to Germans in 19401943PrisonertoGermansin1940 1943 1947hadexhibitinMoMAandfoundedMagnum PhotosMagnumPhotos

1955Francehonouredhimwithanexhibition 400ofhisphotos

1960shefocusedonfilmandthendrawinginhislateryears

DiedAugust3,2004g ,

His GoalHis Goal

Aboveall,Icravedtoseizethewholeessence,intheconfinesofonesinglephotograph,ofsomesituationthatwasintheprocessof

unrollingitselfbeforemyeyes Henri CartierBressonHenriCartier Bresson

His Goal + InterestsHis Goal + Interests He wished to be a silent unseen witnessHewishedtobeasilentunseenwitness

Hecoveredthechromebitsofcamerawithblacktapetape

Hiditunderahandkerchief Preferred capturing people + events Preferredcapturingpeople+events Reportagestyleandcontent Documentaryfilms

ReputationReputation He was known forHewasknownforcapturingthedecisivedecisivemoment

Helped establish Helpedestablishphotojournalismas an art formasanartform

Dublin1952

ChildrenPlayingCowboysWithGuns1951

AnalysisAnalysis

FocalPoint Contrast Leadinglinesg

AnalysisAnalysis Ruleofthirds

Pillar Boys

Movement Curb GunsGuns Gaze

AnalysisAnalysis

PlayfulPlayful YouthfulI Innocent

Why Henri?Why Henri?

PhotosarentposedC t t d Capturesmovementandemotion

C iti Composition Useoflineandshape

Alberto Giacometti, rue d'Alsia, Paris1961

In ConclusionIn Conclusion... Henri CartierBresson was a photographerHenriCartier Bressonwasaphotographer,filmmaker,drawer,andpainter

Took photos from 1940s 70s Tookphotosfrom1940s70s Heisbestknownforhisworkin

h j li d i h d i iphotojournalismandcapturingthedecisivemoment

Heisskilledincreatingstrongcompositions

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