By Hannah Nesbitt Period 4 Henri Cartier Bresson
By: Hannah Nesbitt Period 4
� Henri Cartier- Bresson was born on August 22, 1908. � He was the oldest of five children � His father was a wealthy textile manufacturer and his mother’s family cotton merchants and landowners in Normandy where he spent part of his childhood. � His family lived in a bourgeois neighborhood in Paris, near the Europe Bridge.
� He owned a box brownie camera to take holiday snapshots � Later experimented with a 3 x 4 view camera, and he also liked to sketch. � After studying painting, Henri attended the University of Cambridge from 1928 to 1929. � After completing his service in the French Army, he was arrested for hunting without a license. � Henri met an American expatriate who pursued officers to release Henri from custody for a few days. � They both realized their mutual interest in photography and spent their time taking pictures of Crosby’s home.
� He was an early adopter of 35 mm format, and the master of candid photography. � He helped develop the “street photography" or "real life reportage" style that has influenced generations of photographers who followed.
� Personally I liked Henri’s style of taking pictures. I really like how in his street photography photos they are of everyday life and they look really interesting. � I really enjoy his photo Allé de Prado, Marseille took in 1932 because of the trees in the background. � I also like to take pictures in this style.
My Interpretation Henri’s Photo
My interpretation Henri’s Photo
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