Yes,
He took up photography in 1930 and bought his first L*ica in 1932. He was
the Father of Photo-Journalism and The Grand Master of the
Candid. Although legendary for that and his stunning war photography
including the Spanish and Mexican Civil Wars, and the communist Chinese
revolution, he was also a consummate portraitist and some of that work;
albeit not nearly as prolific, is equally stunning.
His work is an example of what can be done using a simple, completely
manual rangefinder camera.
-- John Lind
At 12:42 PM 8/4/04, you wrote:
>He always used L*ica, as far as I know. Although the originality of some of
>his early masterpieces was questioned, his ability to grab-the-moment never
>was. Magnum continues to be vital to this day. My understanding was that
>he had recently given up the camera in favor of his first loves - drawing
>and painting.
>
>A loss, nonetheless.
>
>Jamie
>Fort Myers, FL
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "marc simon" <marc.simon@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 1:36 PM
>Subject: [OM] dead of Cartier-Bressson
>
>
> >
> > hi all,
> > bad news: I've just heard on the Radio that Henri Cartier-Bresson died
> > yesterday at the age of 95. As far as I know, he wasn't an OM user but he
> > was a master of Photography and one of the creators of Magnum... Sad day
> > when such an Eye close for ever...
> >
> > regards
> > marc
> > Namur - Belgium
> >
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