Henri Cartier-Bresson

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documentary photographer human photographer photojournalist street photographer

Henri Cartier-Bresson was a pioneering French photographer and photojournalist, celebrated as a master of candid street photography and the concept of the “decisive moment.”

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Henri Cartier-Bresson canonical 29
Cartier-Bresson 1
Henri Cartier-Bresson or his estate 1

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instanceOf documentary photographer ⓘ
human ⓘ
photographer ⓘ
photojournalist ⓘ
street photographer ⓘ
awardReceived Grand Prix National de la Photographie ⓘ
Hasselblad Award ⓘ
cameraUsed Leica rangefinder camera ⓘ
coFounded Magnum Photos ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship France ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1908-08-22 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2004-08-03 ⓘ
educatedAt Cambridge University (informal studies) ⓘ
Académie Moderne ⓘ
surface form: Lhote Academy
employer Magnum Photos ⓘ
familyName Henri Cartier-Bresson self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Cartier-Bresson
fieldOfWork photography ⓘ
photojournalism ⓘ
visual arts ⓘ
fullName Henri Cartier-Bresson self-link ⓘ
genre documentary photography ⓘ
photojournalism ⓘ
street photography ⓘ
givenName Henri ⓘ
hasCollectionAt Centre Pompidou ⓘ
Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation ⓘ
Museum of Modern Art ⓘ
surface form: Museum of Modern Art, New York
influenced Elliott Erwitt ⓘ
Garry Winogrand ⓘ
Josef Koudelka ⓘ
street photography ⓘ
influencedBy André Lhote ⓘ
Cubism ⓘ
Surrealism ⓘ
knownFor candid photography ⓘ
concept of the decisive moment ⓘ
photojournalism ⓘ
street photography ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName French ⓘ
memberOf Magnum Photos ⓘ
movement humanist photography ⓘ
street photography ⓘ
nationality French ⓘ
notableWork Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare ⓘ
Images à la sauvette ⓘ
The Decisive Moment ⓘ
occupation painter ⓘ
photographer ⓘ
photojournalist ⓘ
placeOfBirth Chanteloup-en-Brie ⓘ
France ⓘ
Seine-et-Marne ⓘ
Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form: Île-de-France
placeOfDeath Alpes-de-Haute-Provence ⓘ
Céreste ⓘ
France ⓘ
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ
positionHeld co-founder of Magnum Photos ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism (background) ⓘ
residence Paris ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Martine Franck ⓘ
Ratna Mohini ⓘ
subjectOf Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation ⓘ

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Henri Matisse → influenced → Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ
Inge Morath → hasPartnershipWith → Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ
Henri Cartier-Bresson → fullName → Henri Cartier-Bresson self-link ⓘ
Henri Cartier-Bresson → familyName → Henri Cartier-Bresson self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cartier-Bresson
Henri → notableBearer → Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ
Robert Capa → coFounderWith → Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ
W. Eugene Smith → influencedBy → Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ
Ernst Haas → influencedBy → Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ
Magnum Photos → founder → Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ
Magnum Photos → hasMember → Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ
Surrealist Group in Paris → hasMember → Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ
Chanteloup-en-Brie → birthplaceOf → Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ
Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare → creator → Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ
Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare → photographer → Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ
Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare → copyrightHolder → Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ
this entity surface form: Henri Cartier-Bresson or his estate
The Decisive Moment → author → Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ
The Decisive Moment → photographsBy → Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ
The Decisive Moment → hasPrefaceBy → Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ
The Decisive Moment → hasTextBy → Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ
Images à la sauvette → author → Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ
Images à la sauvette → photographer → Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ
Images à la sauvette → containsWorkBy → Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ
Josef Koudelka → influencedBy → Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ
Martine Franck → spouse → Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ
Martine Franck → child → Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mélanie Cartier-Bresson
Ratna Mohini → spouse → Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ
Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation → namedAfter → Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ
Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation → focusesOn → Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ
Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation → foundedBy → Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ
André Lhote → influenced → Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ
André Lhote → notableStudent → Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ
Robert Frank → influencedBy → Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ