Henri Cartier-Bresson
Biography
Henri Cartier-Bresson was
a legendary photographer; filmmaker and writer who had immense contribution to
the field of photojournalism. Described as the father of photojournalism, Cartier
had illustrious career in photojournalism punctuated by outstanding accomplishments,
honors and adventurous experiences. He was born on August 22, 1908 in
Chanteloup, Seine-et-Marne France (The
Oxford Children's Book of Famous People 59) to a wealthy and successful father,
who he did not like his frugal ways. His family was involved in textile
manufacturing, a business that brought a lot of fortunes and enabled them to
live in bourgeois neighborhood in Paris. He is documented to have had low
preference for bourgeois conventions and drifted towards communism when he was
a teenager.
Gare Saint-Lazare Photographed in 1932
Description
The Cartier’s photo of a running man and his shadow is arguably one of the best photographs. A viewer’s eyes are immediately drawn to this man because of the dark contrast between him and water. There are not many colors used, however, Cartier has successfully used contrast to achieve focus. The picture elicits the feelings of desperation because the runner seems to be escaping from something.
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