Henri Cartier-Bresson
by Maxine
August 22 is the anniversary of the birth of Henri Cartier-Bresson, co-founder of the Magnum Photo Agency, who was born in 1908 in Chanteloup, France. Originally a painter, Bresson fell in love with photography after purchasing his first Leica camera. Known for capturing "the decisive moment," Bresson is well known for his sometimes brutally honest portrayals of lives often lived on the edge.
Many of the current Magnum photographers follow his precedent as evidenced in the moving and powerful traveling exhibit of photos taken of the September 11th tragedy currently on display in the lower level Multi-Purpose Room at the Downtown Library.
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