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GREAT BRITAIN. England. London. Hyde Park in the grey drizzle, 1937.
Henri Cartier-Bresson
c. Henri Cartier-Bresson/Magnum Photos
Oh so many beautiful photographs but I simply adore this one.
Cartier-Bresson started out as a painter before discovering photography and interestingly left photography after 45 years and spent the remained of his life pursuing drawing.
"He explained his approach to photography in these terms: 'for me the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity, the master of the instant which, in visual terms, questions and decides simultaneously. ... It is by economy of means that one arrives at simplicity of expression.' " (Magnum Bio)
The Magnum website is great, offering images, biographies, exhibitions, books and more on its member photographers.
See more Cartier-Bresson photos here.
Henri Cartier-Bresson
c. Henri Cartier-Bresson/Magnum Photos
Oh so many beautiful photographs but I simply adore this one.
Cartier-Bresson started out as a painter before discovering photography and interestingly left photography after 45 years and spent the remained of his life pursuing drawing.
"He explained his approach to photography in these terms: 'for me the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity, the master of the instant which, in visual terms, questions and decides simultaneously. ... It is by economy of means that one arrives at simplicity of expression.' " (Magnum Bio)
The Magnum website is great, offering images, biographies, exhibitions, books and more on its member photographers.
See more Cartier-Bresson photos here.
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