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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Henri Cartier Bresson, pioneer of street fashion photography

Henri Cartier Bresson was the pioneer of today's popular street fashion photography. An inspiration for a lot of photographers.



Marseille 1932

Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908 - 2004) was a French photographer considered to be the father of modern photojournalism. He was an early adopter of 35 mm format and the master of candid photography. In 1932 he first used a Leica and his life-long passion for photography started.
He was one of the founders of Magnum Photos. 

One of his famous photo's: Behind the Gare St. Lazare in Paris 1932

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