There are multiple similarities but also multiple differences between Robert Capa (top) and Henri Cartier-Bresson’s (bottom) work. One difference is the amount of contrast that is used in the photos – Capa uses lots of high contrast in his photographs whereas Cartier-Bresson keeps his images almost greyscale. Capa uses the high contrast image to capture the smaller details and emphasise them.

A similarity between the two photographers is that they are both photojournalists – they both photograph the subjects that are unseen by the majority of the population and they shine light on these topics that the world needs to know about.

A difference in the above similarity is that Capa is considered a photojournalist whilst Cartier-Bresson is considered more of a street photographer due to his style of work.

A similarity between the two is that they both worked in black and white. This allowed them to produce photographs in which people focused on the subjects, their emotions and the environment rather than the colour of it. This made their images more dramatic and iconic.

Another similarity between the two is their involvement in Magnum photos. They were both part of the founders of the international photographic cooperative that consisted of the worlds most elite photographers of different genres.