Henri Cartier-Bresson

1. Henri Cartier-BressonMichelle Dollois

2. Some of His Work

3. Alicante

1932

Black and White film

4. The Alle du Prado

1932


5. Downtown

1947


6. Hyres

1932


7. Brie

1968


8. Aquila

1951


9. Liverpool

1962


10. Shanghai

1948


11. Trieste

1933


12. Hyde Park in the Grey Drizzle

1937


13. His Life

Born August 22 1908, in Chanteloup, France

He studied in Paris with Andr Lhote

Inspired Cartier-Bresson to paint

1929: studied literature and painting at Cambridge

Became interested in photography

after seeing the work of Eugne

Atget and Man Ray

14. His Life

Bought his first 35-mm Leica

camera in 1933

Became his camera of choice

Started making documentary films in1937

1 ston medical aid in Spanish Civil War

1937 started reportage photography

Working with film director Jean Renoir taught him how to capture the essential moment

15. His Life

Prisoner to Germans in 1940-1943

1947 had exhibit in MoMA and founded Magnum Photos

1955 France honoured him with an exhibition

400 of his photos

1960s he focused on film and then drawing in his later years

Died August 3, 2004

16. His Goal

Above all, I craved to seize the whole essence,

in the confines of one single photograph, of

some situation that was in the process of

unrolling itself before my eyes

- Henri Cartier-Bresson

17. His Goal + Interests

He wished to be a silent unseen witness

He covered the chrome bits of camera with black tape

Hid it under a handkerchief

Preferred capturing people + events

Reportage style and content

Documentary films

18. Reputation

He was known for capturing the decisive moment

Helped establish photojournalism as an art form

Dublin 1952

19.

Children Playing Cowboys With Guns

1951

20. Analysis

Focal Point

Contrast

Leading lines

21. Analysis

Rule of thirds

Pillar

Boys

Movement

Curb

Guns

Gaze

22. Analysis

Playful

Youthful

Innocent

23. Why Henri?

Photos arent posed

Captures movement and emotion

Composition

Use of line and shape

Alberto Giacometti, rue d'Alsia, Paris 1961

24. In Conclusion...

Henri Cartier-Bresson was a photographer, filmmaker, drawer, and painter

Took photos from 1940s-70s

He is best known for his work in photojournalism and capturing the decisive moment

He is skilled in creating strong compositions

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