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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 779.092
EAN: 9780821219867
Edition: First Revised Edition
ISBN: 0821219863
Label: Bulfinch
Manufacturer: Bulfinch
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 338
Publication Date: October 21, 1992
Publisher: Bulfinch
Studio: Bulfinch
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For more than 45 years, Henri Cartier-Bresson's camera has glorified the decisive moment in images of unique beauty and lyrical compassion. From the cities of war-torn Europe to the rural landscape of the American South, this retrospective volume shows the lifework of a legendary photographer. 155 duotone illustrations.
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Most photographers at one point or another come across Henri Cartier-Bresson's his photos
emphasize that what matters is this: the moment is important. When Shooting a scene in which there is action-
there are some moments that are "better" than others. Perhaps I should say "stronger."
This Album is must have for who sees phtography as way of life.
Gil Dori,
Israel
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"In photography, the smallest thing can be a great subject. The little human detail can become a leitmotif."-- Henri Cartier-Bresson
Let me join in the choir singing praise for this collection of 155 photographs. French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) knew Paris. He studied at the École Fénelon and then at a private art school, the Lhote Academy, before turning to photography with his Leica camera. "I suddenly understood that a photograph could fix eternity in an instant,' he said. "I prowled the streets all day, feeling very strung-up and ready to pounce, ready to 'trap' life." Although Cartier-Bresson's photography took him many places, including China, Mexico, Canada, the United States, India, Japan, and Soviet Union, it was perhaps Paris that was his favorite subject.
Cartier-Bresson's photographs are a rare experience in truly seeing the world, whether it's a simple reflection in a puddle of water, or the beauty in a lovers' kiss. He was a master at capturing the significance of an event in his work, as well as the precise organization of forms which gives that event its proper expression: the "decisive moment," as he called it. Drawing from photographs taken over a period of 50 years, these 155 black-and-white photographs are definitive Cartier-Bresson. This superb collection offers a rare experience in seeing the world through the eyes of someone who knew his subject well, Henri Cartier-Bresson. I have this book on my coffee table.
G. Merritt
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Our affective and existential memory not only has been not only enhanced, but enriched in sum grade due the photography in a good portion of its nature, and being the memory the human form of the time, Cartier-Bresson knew to achieve and freeze the actuality to become eternity.
We are commemorating the first centenary of the birth of this giant of the photography. Looking Cartier-Bresson's work we use to remind that admirable sentence of Renoir. " We should remind that a field of wheat painted by Van Gogh can arouse a stronger emotion than a field of wheat in nature."
The astonishing atmosphere displayed around every single picture of this genius of the lens arouses that authentic sensitivity, artistic conviction and supreme commitment that signed his life.
That book is by far one of the most excel and must-have references to keep in mind him.
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Excellent!! Cartier-Bresson has got to be among the top 2 or 3 photographers in history. The book contains 155 images presented in a good large format perfect for viewing. You get all of the details. I can sit for hours slowly moving from photo to photo. I am a photographer. This book is teaching me so much about the decisive moment and moods as related to photography. I cannot say enough about the book. Every person interested in photography should have and study this book!!
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THE Cartier-Bresson book to own. The reproductions are high-quality and large, the selection is superb, the book is made to last. Almost all my favorites are here. In short, worth the high price. He always deserved a book like this.
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