le moment décisif

The decisive moment

Henri Cartier- Bressonphotojournalist

“The Decisive Moment” 1952

He said that a sense of human dignity is an essential quality for any photojournalist, and feels that no picture, regardless of how brilliant from a visual or technical standpoint, can be successful unless it grows from love and comprehension of people and an awareness of ‘man facing his fate.”

Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer considered to be the father of photojournalism. He was an early adopter of 35 mm format, and the master of candid photography.

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henri-cartier-bresson

henri-cartier-bresson, Paris. Place de l'Europe

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henri-cartier-bresson, Street scene. Madrid. Spain. 1933

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henri-cartier-bresson, Alicante, Spain. 1932

"I can't imagine a photograph on a wall. I prefer to draw at the moment. In drawing, you feel the hand. In photography, you feel the head--and how!

–henri-cartier-bresson

Robert Frank is an important figure in American photography and film. His subject was American Society. One of his most notable works was a book entitled “The Americans” – forst published in France in 1958.

Robert Frankphotojournalist

Robet Frank

Robet Frank

Robet Frank

Robet Frank

Robet Frank

Robet Frank

Robet Frank

Gesture Drawing

Henri Toulouse Lautrecsketch artist and painter

His immersion in the colorful and theatrical life of Paris in the late 1800s yielded a collection of exciting, elegant and provocative images of the modern and sometimes decadent life of those times.

Henri Toulouse Lautrec

Henri Toulouse Lautrec

Henri Toulouse Lautrec

Henri Toulouse Lautrec

Henri Toulouse Lautrec

Henri Toulouse Lautrec

Henri Toulouse Lautrec

Edgar Degas

Edgar Degas

Rembrandt

Rembrandt