Henri Cartier-Bresson -
Henri was a french photographer and film director of feature films, however his photographs were generally taken spontaneously of 'real life' people. He wanted to capture people doing their everyday routines. Due to this he became well known for his photo-journalism.
He was arrested in 1940 by German Nazis due to the german invasion and spent three years in a prison-war camp, after two attempts of trying to escape the camp, he escaped and proceeded with his photography.
'Magnum' - magnum was created by Robert Capa, George Rodger, David 'Chim' Seymour and William Vandivert. This has become one of the world's most premier photo agency.
In 1996 he left 'Magnum' and began to turn his focus away from photography and restrained from doing interviews. In later years (2003) he, along with wife and daughter secured his legacy by creating the 'Henri Cartier-Bresson' foundation which has preserved his work, he later won numerous awards and honorary doctorates for his work.
'The decisive moment" is a book by Henri which is divided into two chronological and geographical sections - 1932 to 1947 and 1947 to 1952.
“Photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event as well as of a precise organisation of forms which give that event its proper expression.”
Henri died on august 3, 2004 - a few weeks before his 96th birthday.
