Henri Carter Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson

What is photojournalism?

Photojournalism is a way of expressing the news to an audience through pictures. The pictures used would be easily understood to different nationalities, this is to ensure everyone who viewed the news would easily be able to recognize the information they are being given.

 

Why is he famous?

Henri Carter Bresson is famous for becoming one of the first/earliest photographer to include street photography. He used the latest technology to capture the best situations. Henri was one of the earliest pioneers in street photography and he also was apparently the first photojournalist to invent the word 'reportage'. His work is very noticeable to photojournalists as his work was very recognizable and unique.

Why is his work significant in Photojournalism?

His work is important because of the way he contrasts the pictures. In his work he focus's on geometry, trying to include triangle, curves, diagonal lines etc. and he also paid a lot of attention to frames in his photographs to get the composition right. Henri was also patient when it came to photographing. By being patient he realised he could capture more meaningful images and make them of a better quality. This helped him to show other people the horrors of the war etc. later on. He named it "The Decisive Moment" in which he would judge it right on when to take the photo. Finally another thing which makes his work so significant is that he actually travelled to take photos around the world. He travelled to places such as India, China, All of Europe & The States. By travelling the world it allowed him to capture different cultures & lifestyles during the war. These again were portrayed to the audience to show how different areas of the world and being affected.

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What Camera/Technique did he use?

Henri Cartier-Bresson had a rule to 'stick with one lens'. Obviously, being a photojournalist, he had several lenses while he was working on something for Magnum Photos however when Cartier-Bresson worked independently on his own work he would only shoot with a 50mm.  He relied on the lens for decades. When Henri took photos on the street he would stay as quiet and unnoticeable as possible to capture the best shots, he also never 'cropped' his photos, he just tried to fit the whole shot he wanted into a frame.