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Sharpness is a bourgeois concept

Henri Cartier-Bresson

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Henri Cartier-Bresson
Age: 95 †
Born: 1908
Born: August 22
Died: 2004
Died: January 1
Film Director
Journalist
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Photojournalist
Henri Cartier Bresson
Henri Cartier- Bresson
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It is by great economy of means that one arrives at simplicity of expression.
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It is through living that we discover ourselves, at the same time as we discover the world around us.
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Thinking should be done before and after, not during photographing. Success depends on the extent of one's general culture. one's set of values, one's clarity of mind one's vivacity. The thing to be feared most is the artificially contrived, the contrary to life.
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Think about the photo before and after, never during. The secret is to take your time. You mustn't go too fast. The subject must forget about you. Then, however, you must be very quick.
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Give me inspiration over information.
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