Henri Cartier Bresson

1) Why is he famous? - Henri Cartier Bresson was the godfather of photojournalism, famous for his decisive moment images, the king of the decisive moment. He believed if you waited you would get the image you want, "into this space life will come". He most famous image taken in 1932 of a man jumping over a puddle. Its described now as the man jumping into the unknown, as Europe jumping into the unknown.  

2) Why is his work significant in Photojournalism? - Henri's work is significant to photojournalism because photojournalism is about capturing that decisive image. Photojournalists would have to be in the right place at the right time and sometimes wait days at a certain place to capture that image that could tell a story. This is extremely similar to Henri's work and inspired lots of photographers at that time. Henri would stalk places out hunting for that image, he was like an animal ready to pounce at his prey.     

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4) What Camera/Technique did he use - Henri used a Lecia 35mm film camera which launched in Germany in 1933 it was; quite, light, very small and while modern day cameras now cover both eyes the Lecia would leave one uncovered so you could still look around for that decisive moment. He owned one of the very first Lecias and because he was quite wealthy he could afford this revolutionary camera. He would only shoot with a 50mm lens when shooting for himself.