Henri Cartier-Bresson
classed as the 'Godfather' of photojournalism, Henri used his skills of stalking and hunting to capture the perfect moments of photography, more commonly known as the Decisive Moment. His guideline and motivation was the phrase 'Right place, Right time', the idea of waiting for the picture to come to him, not for him to go and look for the picture, constantly playing a waiting game. he was a 'stalker' and 'hunter' as many people described him. one of the most familiar photos taken by Cartier-Bresson was captured in 1932, behind a french train station of a soilder jumping over a puddle, this is a perfect example of a Decisive moment.
Decisive Moment
a decisive moment, the moment in which an action is taken to make a photo seem unique, or unreal. it's the idea of taking a normal scene and capturing a movement which adds a twist to the photo. Henri Cartier-Bresson was famous for these types of shots, he liked the photos which make you think 'what would this photo look like if it was taken seconds afterwards?' which i also think is very interesting.
Leica Camera
a small german camera produced in 1913, built mainly for landscape photographs. the Leica camera was the camera Cartier-Bresson used for all of his famous shots, he was one of the first to own one when they came into fashion in 1925. compared to cameras nowadays, the leicas had a lense on the left side of the camera, opposed to in the middle like most cameras now. which enables photographers to watch the scene with their opposite eye.
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