Henri Cartier-Bresson
Visual Artist
1908 – 2004
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Who was Henri Cartier-Bresson?
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. He helped develop the street photography or life reportage style that was coined The Decisive Moment that has influenced generations of photographers who followed.
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- Born
- Aug 22, 1908
Chanteloup-en-Brie - Also known as
- Henri Cartier
- Henry Cartier
- Cartier-Bresson
- Spouses
- Martine Franck
(1970 - 2004) - Ratna Mohini
(1937 - 1967)
- Martine Franck
- Children
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Education
- Lycée Condorcet
- University of Cambridge
- Died
- Aug 3, 2004
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on July 23, 2013
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