Henri Cartier-Bresson

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Henri Cartier-Bresson

• By Melissa Rodier

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Life events

• Born 1908 in Cantaloupe, France
• Founder and former president of picture agency
  Magnum
• 1931 caught a case of backwater fever
• During World War II got captured by German
  soldiers while serving the French army
• 2005 Had the HBC award dedicated to him

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His Famous Work

• Queen Charlottes ball(top right)
• Volcano of Popacatpetl,Mexico(bottom left)
• Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare (bottom middle)
• En Brie(bottom Right)

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Quotes

• In photography, the smallest thing can be a
  great subject.-- Henri Cartier-Bresson
• Cartier-Bresson has left us a treasure of
  images. We can through his eyes see the world a
  little clearly, and find the truth and beauty
  where we had not guessed they existed.-- unknown

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Reference Page

• www.Art.com
• www.porteart.br//bresson/
• Art and Man magazine

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More pictures
Ile de Cite
The Allee du Prado
Provence-Alpes-Cote