"The photograph itself doesn't interest me. I want only to capture a minute part of reality."
CHINA. Shanghai. December 1948-January 1949. As the value of the paper money sank, the Kuomintang decided to distribute 40 grams of gold per person. With the gold rush.
SPAIN. Andalucia. Seville. 1933.
"It seems dangerous to be a portrait artist who
does commissions for clients because everyone wants to be flattered, so
they pose in such a way that there’s nothing left of truth."
(
Henri Cartier-Bresson)
SPAIN. Barcelona. Barrio Chino. 1933.
USA. New York City. Manhattan. Downtown. 1947.
FRANCE. Paris. 14th arrondissement. Rue d'Alésia. Swiss painter and sculptor, Alberto GIACOMETTI. 1961.
GREAT BRITAIN. London. Coronation of King George VI. 12 May 1937.
"They . . . asked me:
"How do you make your pictures?' I was puzzled . . .
"I said, 'I don't know, it's not important."
"How do you make your pictures?' I was puzzled . . .
"I said, 'I don't know, it's not important."
(
Henri Cartier-Bresson)
Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908 - 2004)
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