Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again.

—Henri Cartier-Bresson

About Henri Cartier-Bresson

Portrait of Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson (French: [ɑ̃ʁi kaʁtje bʁɛsɔ̃]; 22 August 1908 – 3 August 2004) was a French humanist photographer and artist. He was considered a master of candid photography, and was an early user of 35mm film. He pioneered the genre of street photography and viewed capturing what he named the...

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The photograph itself doesn't interest me. I want only to capture a minute part of reality.

—Henri Cartier-Bresson

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We try to grab pieces of our lives as they speed past us. Photographs freeze those pieces and help us remember how we were. We don't know these lost people but if you look around, you'll find someone just like them.

—Gene McSweeney

The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE.

Best wide-angle lens? Two steps backward. Look for the 'ah-ha'.

I have often thought that if photography were difficult in the true sense of the term—meaning that the creation of a simple photograph would entail as much time and effort as the production of a good watercolor or etching—there would be a vast improvement in total output. The sheer ease with which we can produce a superficial image often leads to creative disaster.

To the complaint, 'There are no people in these photographs,' I respond, 'There are always two people: the photographer and the viewer.

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