Decisive Moment Photography

Decisive Moment is an important thread within the history of photography. It can be understood as the concept articulated by Henri Cartier-Bresson in the title of his 1952 book. This movement page brings together photographers, eras, and related contexts so readers can see how the approach developed, where it circulated, and which artists help define its historical position.

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Overview

The concept articulated by Henri Cartier-Bresson in the title of his 1952 book. It defines photography as the act of seizing the instant when form, meaning, and feeling reach their greatest intensity, closely tied to the use of the Leica camera.

Photographers

🇫🇷FR1908–2004
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Decisive Moment
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Henri Cartier-Bresson encountered Surrealism from 1926 onward and, through Rene Crevel, came into contact with Andre Breton.

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