Henri Cartier-Bresson L’amour tout court (Video Part1)
Henri Cartier-Bresson “L’amour tout court” (“Just Plain Love” 2001) Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) was a French photographer considered to be the father of modern photojournalism, an early adopter of 35 mm format, and the master of candid photography. He helped develop the “street photography” style that has influenced generations of photographers that followed. Trained as a painter, he began his career in photography in 1931 on a trip to the Ivory Coast. He was one of the first photographers to shoot in the 35mm format with a Leica camera, and helped to develop the photojournalistic “street photography” style that influenced generations of photographers to come. It was there on the Côte d’Ivoire that he contracted blackwater fever, which nearly killed him. Returning to France, Cartier-Bresson recuperated in Marseille in 1931 and deepened his relationship with the Surrealists. He became inspired by a photograph by Hungarian photojournalist Martin Munkacsi artneutre.bitacoras.com Cartier-Bresson said: “The only thing which completely was an amazement to me and brought me to photography was the work of Munkacsi. When I saw the photograph of Munkacsi of the black kids running in a wave I couldn’t believe such a thing could be caught with the camera. I said damn it, I took my camera and went out into the street.” The photograph inspired him to stop painting and to take up fashion photography seriously.
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Fantastic!!! Genius!!!
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The best photographer on the world!!!
I loooove you Henry!!!!
Quel est le morceau du générique ? Bach, Scarlatti, Rameau ?
a decisive moment.
HCB, An over rated photographer.
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@kiribula
Hello – Not wishing to be argumentative – I have studied the work of HCB in my opinion for what it’s worth HCB was more of a name than a photographer. In my opinion he was an over rated amateur with an attitude.
HCB could not come near anything that Ansel Adams or FMS in photographic terms.
@goinghomesomeday1 You sound more of a technician. Bresson was an artist and nothing amateur.
@kiribula
I came across HCB many years ago as he was attempting to do some nude photography on a beach. I watched in amazement at his shouting and arrogance towards the models. Arrogance is one thing but pig ignorance is another.
In my humble opinion HCB was as I said an over rated amateur with an attitude.
When you look at the work of FMS, Ansel Adams and Heather Angle and possibly one or two others (HCB is in third or fourth place.)
You are obviously a fan of HCB. But to me he was not great.
Maravilhoso!1
@goinghomesomeday1 “Not wishing to be argumentative…”
You are being argumentative. I don’t know who FMS is, but it’s silly to compare Adams or Angel with Bresson. They did different stuff. This is like saying landscapes are more worthwhile than street photography or photojournalism.
I think they’re all great in what they did.
Bresson was a “flash-in-the-pan” in the photographic world so as to speak and a person with an attitude. He created an image of himself which people swallowed. I am not sure if you knew Bresson personally, however, you are entitled to your opinion as I am to mine, and, in my opinion he was nothing more than an over-rated amateur.
@ManicEightBall – No Sir, I am not being argumentative. I am stating my opinion. Bresson in my opinion was an over rated amateur with an attitude. If you have a differing opinion, so be it. I agree that the style of photography of Adams or Angel cannot be compared with Bresson, they are in a different league. As for FMS, none of us are perfect.
FMS, (Frank Meadow Sutcliffe)
Frank Meadows Sutcliffe 1853 – 1941 was an English photographic artist. “a real one”
@goinghomesomeday1
No sir, you’re a stupid troll. stop trolling and go back under your bridge.
Unfortunately a lot of amateur photographers is trying to be like him, but..we see only banal moments. I say: “Look at Henry and then seel your photo camera!” LOL
What is the difference between a “professional” photographer and an Amateur photographer! Is it the price of his/her camera or the creative mind. I have seen better and more creative shots taken by seasoned Amateurs. As I said previously, Henri Bresson was an amateur with an attitude. No offence intended to his fan’s.
Longue vie à la photographie noir et blanc
The mind of Bresson!
Is this photographic art @ 2:34!
Admittedly, some of his work is of interest from a retrospective view of life, but certainly not from an artistic nor creative percept.
Each photographer whether amateur or professional will have a particular style which is appealing to the individual mind.
When you take a “panoramic view” of the worlds famous photographers from the early days, I’m afraid, to me Bresson is not quite up there.