Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson

personal-info

known-for

Directing

gender

Male

birthday

1908-08-22

place-of-birth

Chanteloup-en-Brie, France

also-known-as

biography

Henri Cartier-Bresson (22 August 1908 – 3 August 2004) was a French artist and humanist photographer considered a master of candid photography, and an early user of 35mm film. He pioneered the genre of street photography, and viewed photography as capturing a decisive moment.