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Henri Cartier-Bresson, 1908-2004

Visiting USSR: Moscow 1954 and Leningrad 1972-1973
Henri Cartier-Bresson 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. Born in Chanteloup, Seine-et-Marne, Henri Cartier-Bresson developed a strong fascination with painting early on, and particularly with Surrealism. In 1932, after spending a year in the Ivory Coast, he discovered the Leica - his camera of choice thereafter - and began a life-long passion for photography.

He explained his approach to photography in these terms: 'for me the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity, the master of the instant which, in visual terms, questions and decides simultaneously. ... It is by economy of means that one arrives at simplicity of expression.' In 1952, Cartier-Bresson published his book Images à la sauvette, whose English edition was titled The Decisive Moment. It included a portfolio of 126 of his photos from the East and the West. The book's cover was drawn by Henri Matisse. For his 4,500-word philosophical preface, Cartier-Bresson took his keynote text from the 17th century Cardinal de Retz: "Il n'y a rien dans ce monde qui n'ait un moment decisif" ("There is nothing in this world that does not have a decisive moment"). Cartier-Bresson applied this to his photographic style. He said: "To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event as well as of a precise organization of forms that give that event its proper expression."

From 1968 he began to curtail his photographic activities, preferring to concentrate on drawing and painting. In 2003, with his wife and daughter, he created the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson in Paris for the preservation of his work. Cartier-Bresson received an extraordinary number of prizes, awards and honorary doctorates. He died at his home in Provence on 3 August 2004, a few weeks short of his 96th birthday.
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Tretyakovsky Art Gallery, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Tretyakovsky Art Gallery, Moscow, USSR, 1954
City life, Moscow, USSR, 1954
City life, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Gorky Park, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Gorky Park, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Circus, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Circus, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Circus, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Circus, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Tretyakovsky Art Gallery, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Tretyakovsky Art Gallery, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Tretyakovsky Art Gallery, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Tretyakovsky Art Gallery, Moscow, USSR, 1954
A Hat, Moscow, USSR, 1954
A Hat, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Pedestrian walk, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Pedestrian walk, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Sadovaya Street, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Sadovaya Street, Moscow, USSR, 1954
At store, Arbat, Moscow, USSR, 1972
At store, Arbat, Moscow, USSR, 1972
Cafeteria of the Workers' building, the Hotel Metropol, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Cafeteria of the Workers' building, the Hotel Metropol, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Exhibition of National Economy Achievements (VDNH), Moscow, USSR, 1954
Exhibition of National Economy Achievements (VDNH), Moscow, USSR, 1954
Sport Day at Dinamo stadium - spectators: Moscow, USSR, 1954
Sport Day at Dinamo stadium - spectators: Moscow, USSR, 1954
Sport Day - Moscow Boxing Federation, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Sport Day - Moscow Boxing Federation, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Gymnast's sport show at Dinamo stadium, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Gymnast's sport show at Dinamo stadium, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Sport Day: Ukranian Sport Delegation, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Sport Day: Ukranian Sport Delegation, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Sokolniki park, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Sokolniki park, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Sokolniki church, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Sokolniki church, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Sokolniki church, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Sokolniki church, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Serebryany Bor, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Serebryany Bor, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Morning at Red Square, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Morning at Red Square, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Subway, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Subway, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Reding-hall at Lenin Library, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Reding-hall at Lenin Library, Moscow, USSR, 1954
First Bike, Moscow, USSR, 1954
First Bike, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Kazansky Railroad station, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Kazansky Railroad station, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Gorky Street, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Gorky Street, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Fasion, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Fasion, Moscow, USSR, 1954
About store show-window, Moscow, USSR, 1954
About store show-window, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Red Square, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Red Square, Moscow, USSR, 1954
ZiS (Stalin automobile plant) assembly line, Moscow, USSR, 1954
ZiS (Stalin automobile plant) assembly line, Moscow, USSR, 1954
Newly-erected buildings, Tyshino, Moscow, USSR, 1972
Newly-erected buildings, Tyshino, Moscow, USSR, 1972
9 May celebrations, Leningrad, 1973
9 May celebrations, Leningrad, 1973
Beach about The Peter & Paul Fortress, Leningrad, 1973
Beach about The Peter & Paul Fortress, Leningrad, 1973
May 1 celebrations, Leningrad, 1973
May 1 celebrations, Leningrad, 1973
Irkutsk, USSR, 1972
Irkutsk, USSR, 1972
Henri Cartier-Bresson behind the Leica
Henri Cartier-Bresson behind the Leica
Henri Cartier-Bresson behind the Leica
Henri Cartier-Bresson behind the Leica
Henri Cartier-Bresson, portrait
Henri Cartier-Bresson, portrait
Life Magazine (17 Jan, 1955) with HCB photo from Moscow on the cover page
Life Magazine (17 Jan, 1955) with HCB photo from Moscow on the cover page