Henri Cartier-Bresson was born on August 22nd in 1908. He was the oldest child out of five and lived in a wealthy family. He went to school in Paris and ended up enjoying enjoying literature and arts. He traveled to Africa in his later years and that's when he realized that he enjoyed photography. Bresson enjoyed taking pictures of the new to him world.
Henri Cartier-Bresson is the creator and probably the master of candid photography. Candid photography as Bresson put it as "capturing the decisive moment". Bresson took these types of photos for around 70 years capturing every-day life.
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