This record of Cartier-Bresson's fascination with India over half a lifetime contains the very best of his photographs of that country, produced during six extended visits, the first at the time of Independence, the most recent in 1987. His images are shaped by an eye and a mind legendary for their [...]
"Photography is nothing, it's life that interests me".--Henri Cartier-Bresson. A PROPOS DE PARIS presents the renowned photographer's personal selection of more than 130 of his best photographs of Paris taken over 50 years. This is a unique gallery of urban landscapes rendered by a great sensibility[...]
This volume presents photographer Cartier-Bresson's own selection of 130 of his photographs of Paris, taken over 50 years. Accompanying text discusses the history of Cartier-Bresson's engagement with the city and its place in his achievement.[...]
In 1955, Henri Cartier-Bresson published "The Europeans", a portrait of the continent documenting a landscape shadowed by the war. In this book, the photographer brings together images spanning the years from the late 1920s to the early 1970s. He has travelled across Europe, from the Scandinavian sh[...]
A richly illustrated retrospective of the critically acclaimed work of the master photographer honors the ninety-fifth birthday of Cartier-Bresson with a collection of some of his finest works, representing all periods of his life, along with a selection of drawings, paintings, film stills, and prev[...]
Henri Cartier-Bresson photographed some of the icons of the 20th century, those few people among millions whose images will pass into history. "An Inner Silence: The Portraits of Henri Cartier-Bresson" is a dazzling selection of Cartier-Bresson's most memorable portraits, including such diverse pers[...]
The 20th century was that of the image, and the legendary photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, born in 1908, was the eye of the century. He focused on the fascination of Africa in the 1920s, the tragic fate of the Spanish Republicans, the Liberation of Paris, the weariness of Gandhi a few hours befor[...]
Henri Cartier-Bresson's photography came to define the 20th century. This book tells his life story through his images: all the major events from his youth to his death in 2004 are described, contextualized and analysed in the light of his photographic work. From his early encounters with the Surrea[...]
A visual analysis of the life and work of the Magnum photography agency co-founder best known for his ability to capture fleeting scenes with a camera includes key examples of his work in Europe, America, and pre-revolutionary China. Original.[...]
The 20th century was the century of the image - and Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) was the eye of the century. To tell his life story and to interpret his work means first and foremost to write the history of his vision. As he traversed the century, the eye of this clear-sighted wanderer focused [...]
This collection brings together photographs taken on two separate visits Cartier-Bresson made to Mexico the first in 1934, just as he was embarking on his photographic career and the second some thirty years later.[...]
Henri Cartier-Bresson is renowned for capturing the humour, spontaneity and universality of life in his photographs. This volume traces his artistic progression from his earliest works up to the present, and includes a discussion of the various philosophies that inform his work.[...]
Published in its entirety for the first time, a memorial volume of the late iconic photographer's famous 1940s scrapbook features restored images of his prints and showcases the pieces hand-selected by the photographer that originally appeared in his 1947 Museum of Modern Art exhibition.[...]
Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) is one of the most influential and beloved figures in the history of photography. Released to accompany an exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, "Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century" is the first major publication to make full use of the extensive holdings o[...]
Henri Cartier-Bresson's work embraced art, politics, revolution, and war. But more powerful than any of these overarching themes was his evident concern for the human individual at every social level. This lavishly illustrated monograph--published to accompany France's first major retrospective sinc[...]
The first compilation of writings by a master of photography.
One of the leading lights in photography of the twentieth century, Henri Cartier-Bresson is also a shrewd observer and critic. His writings on photography and photographers, which have appeared sporadically over the past forty-five ye[...]
9783829601443LangtextHenri Cartier-Bresson, einer der größten Photographen des 20. Jahrhunderts, starb 2004 kurz vor seinem 96. Geburtstag. Ästhet, Intellektueller und Kosmopolit, hat er die Photographie, und nicht nur den Bildjournalismus der vergangenen Jahrzehnte mit seinem ganz persönlichen [...]
Italy Seen through Magnum's Lens looks at Italian news, history and habits from the postwar period to the present, through the eyes of photographers from the most important, historic and authoritative agency in the world, Magnum Photos, in honor of the 70th anniversary of its founding.Opening with a[...]
Magnum Photos, founded in 1947 by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, Georges Rodger, David "Chim" Seymour and Bill Vandivert, is one of the most famous photography agencies in the world.Until recently, an exhibition curated by L. Fritz Gruber for the 1956 Photokina in Cologne was considered the ear[...]