- Why is he famous?
- Why is his work significant in Photojournalism?
- Find and upload to your blog some work of theirs
- What Camera/Technique did he use
Henri Cartier-Bresson was famous for his photography, taking many decisive snapshots that soon became inspiring for many people. He was a french photographer who's idolized photographs helped discover photojournalism as an art form. He took many photographs that stirred the nation, including his famous shot on the top view of a spiraling staircase with a cyclist riding past. Henri Cartier-Bresson was known to the public as the father of modern photojournalism.
Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer considered to be the father of photojournalism. He was an early adopter of 35 mm format, and the master of candid photography. *taken from Wikipedia*
Cartier-Bresson used a specific camera called a 'Leica', it is said that the Leica became a companion for all situations, Henri for example always had his Leica with him. The maker of the Leica camera 'Oskar Barnack' said these words about the camera "its an intregal part of the eye" and "an extension of the hand" - this shows how popular the Leica camera was back in the 1920's.
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