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I suddenly understood that a photograph could fix eternity in an instant.
Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Henri Cartier-Bresson
Age: 95 †
Born: 1908
Born: August 22
Died: 2004
Died: January 1
Film Director
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Henri Cartier Bresson
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With the one eye that is closed, one looks within, with the other eye that is open, one looks without.
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Photography is an immediate reaction, drawing is a meditation.
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Everyone has got some preconceptions, but you have to readjust them in front of reality. Reality has the last word.
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In every photographer there is something of a stroller.
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Actually, I'm not all that interested in the subject of photography. Once the picture is in the box, I'm not all that interested in what happens next. Hunters, after all, aren't cooks.
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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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