- Hardcover: 432 pages
- Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd; Reissue edition (April 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0500542678
- ISBN-13: 978-0500542675
- Product Dimensions: 29.2 x 27 x 4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 793,057 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Henri Cartier-Bresson is one of the finest image makers of our time. Born in 1908, he studied painting before embarking on a career in photography in the 1930s. In 1940 he was captured by the Germans and spent three years in prisoner-of-war camps before escaping to join the Paris underground. With Robert Capa, David Seymour and others, he founded the photographic agency Magnum in 1947. Since then his work has taken him all over the world - from Europe to India, Burma, Pakistan, China, Japan, Indonesia, Bali, Russia, the Middle East, Cuba, Mexico, the United States and Canada. This new collection of work by Cartier-Bresson, created on the occasion of his ninety-fifth birthday, provides the ultimate retrospective look at a lifetime's achievement. It includes the first photographs taken by him, a significant number of which have never been published, rarely seen work from all periods of his life, classic photographs that have become icons of the medium, and a generous selection of drawings, paintings and film stills. The book also features personal souvenirs of Cartier-Bresson's youth, his family and the founding of Magnum. Cartier-Bresson's extraordinary images are shaped by an eye and a mind legendary for their intelligent empathy and for going to the heart of the matter. This definitive collection of a master photographer's work will be an essential book for anyone interested in photography - indeed, for anyone interested in the people, places and events of the last century.
About the Author
Peter Galassi is Director of the Department of Photography at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Robert Delpire is a Paris-based publisher of photography books.
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is full of incredibly emotive imagery, I was amazed to find so many photos that I have admired over the years were taken by Cartier-Bresson, maybe you will too. The photos make you rethink historical events, times gone by and about the construction of a 'good' photograph; unpicking why each photogrpah works so successfully. The only drawback is some of the larger images are interrupted by the spine of the book, and some are a little too small. Overall worth the expense.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This retrospective gives a perfect overview of Henri Cartier-Bressons work. The shape of the (paper back) book is a bit odd and because of its weight it can easily slip off your table and get damaged. The contents are, however, not to be missed.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Cartier-Bresson's imagery has been ubiquitous and emotionally powerful for decades. This books collects many of those images together with some details of the backgrounds.
For a photographer, it is a great source of inspiration from an excellent, pioneering photographer.
For a photographer, it is a great source of inspiration from an excellent, pioneering photographer.
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"Obsessed by what he saw"
This large and heavy paperback may not fit easily on your shelves,but makes an enticing coffee table book with its large selection of Cartier-Bresson's celebrated black-and-white... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Antenna
Must Have
Anybody who considers himself a photographer or just like photos should have this book - Bresson is one of the top notch photographers of all time. Highly recommended
Published 21 months ago by Iakovos
Great collection
Great collection of HCB photos. You can find there not only the best known ones but also some really unique. Read more
Published on 11 Jan 2010 by Beata Z
The best black and white photos ever
Everyone that like me loves the photo of Henri Cartier Bressons should have this book. It is beautifully made and includes all kinds of photos he took during his long photographic... Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2009 by Helena Palmgren
What a beauty
This is a work of art, a beautiful book, in the coffee table super league.
Published on 25 Dec 2004
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