Thinking should be done before and after, not during photographing. Henri Cartier-Bresson More Quotes by Henri Cartier-Bresson More Quotes From Henri Cartier-Bresson And no photographs taken with the aid of flashlight either, if only out of respect of the actual light—even when there isn't any of it. Henri Cartier-Bresson light photography taken The picture is good or not from the moment it was caught in the camera. Henri Cartier-Bresson cameras photography photographer 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 portraits photography artist Photographier: c'est mettre sur la meme ligne de mire la tete, l'oeil et le coeur. Henri Cartier-Bresson memes photography Photography has not changed since its origin except in its technical aspects, which for me are not important. Henri Cartier-Bresson leica important photography There is nothing in this world that does not have a decisive moment. Henri Cartier-Bresson moments doe world I suddenly understood that a photograph could fix eternity in an instant. Henri Cartier-Bresson instant eternity photograph It's wonderful to be famous as long as you remain unknown. Henri Cartier-Bresson wonderful long Inside movement there is one moment in which the elements are in balance. Photography must seize the importance of this moment and hold immobile the equilibrium of it. Henri Cartier-Bresson elements balance photography We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole. Henri Cartier-Bresson leica photography memories The intensive use of photographs by mass media lays ever fresh responsibilities upon the photographer. We have to acknowledge the existence of a chasm between the economic needs of our consumer society and the requirements of those who bear witness to this epoch. This affects us all, particularly the younger generations of photographers. We must take greater care than ever not to allow ourselves to be separated from the real world and from humanity. Henri Cartier-Bresson photography real responsibility Photography must seize upon this moment and hold immobile the equilibrium of it. The photographers eye is perpetually evaluating. A photographer can bring coincidence of line simply by moving his head a fraction of a millimeter. He can modify perspectives by a slight bending of the knees. By placing the camera closer to or farther from the subject, he draws a detail — and it can be subordinated, or he can be tyrannized by it. Henri Cartier-Bresson perspective eye moving Photography is nothing-it's life that interests me. Henri Cartier-Bresson great-photography leica photography In whatever one does there must be a relationship between the eye and the heart. Henri Cartier-Bresson eye heart art Human faces are such a world! Henri Cartier-Bresson humanity faces world Time runs and flows and only our death succeeds in catching up with it. Photography is a blade which, in eternity, impales the dazzling moment. Henri Cartier-Bresson flow photography running Some photographs are like a Chekhov short story or a Maupassant story. They're quick things and there's a whole world in them. But one is unconscious of it while shooting. Henri Cartier-Bresson shooting photography stories I love painting. As far as photography is concerned, I understand nothing. Henri Cartier-Bresson concerned painting photography Photography appears to be an easy activity; in fact it is a varied and ambiguous process in which the only common denominator among its practitioners is in the instrument. Henri Cartier-Bresson photography common facts The camera is for us a tool, not a pretty mechanical toy ... people think far too much about techniques and not enough about seeing. Henri Cartier-Bresson photography people thinking
