Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer who was the founder of photojournalism. Before becoming a photographer, he studied painting. This helped him in his photography work because it allowed him to identify and create good compositions within his work. By the age of 21, Cartier-Bresson had already made his name as a photographer.
One of the most familiar concepts in photography is “a decisive moment” in which you press the button at your chosen time to capture the moment you want. Henri Cartier-Bresson was well known for using this concept in his work. His most famous image of a man jumping over a puddle shows Cartier-Bresson's decisive moment to capture that specific moment in time. Taken a second later, is photo would look very different, and wouldn't be as successful. As well as being influenced by his time as a soldier and many of his other travels, his work was also effected by the introduction of the Lieca in 1925. This is because it allowed photographers, including Henri Cartier-Bresson, to photograph movement without any blur.
In 1947, Henri Cartier-Bresson help to found the photography association, Magnum Picture Agency. Magnum is seen as the photographers “holy of holies”.
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