Cartier-Bresson Infuences

Henri Cartier-Bresson was one of the first photographers to create books out of his work, and he brought his work all around the world. He started taking photos of events like the Spanish Civil War, and truly expanded from there. He took photos of national events such as that civil war, but was influenced by the streets and other things right under his nose. He even photographed famous people such as Mahatma Gandhi, and Marilyn Monroe. He kept all of his photos in these books and journals, best known as photojournalism. He was in France when he published his first book, The Decisive Movement. He did many great things with his photography, and was so influenced by his time in India that he went on the write about it in one of Life Magazine's most famous and well done articles. 

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