Henri Cartier-Bresson
22 August 1908 — 3 August 2004
Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French humanist photographer and artist. He was considered a master of candid photography, and was an early user of 35mm film. He pioneered the genre of street photography and viewed capturing what he named the decisive moment as the essence of the very best pictures.
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