street photography is unmediated, documenting every day life. The subjects in the photos are often not expecting to be photographed or do not notice it at all. They are often taken in the street but are not limited to this, as long as they are  un-staged pictures that tell us more about a persons life, personality and story. It originated from people documenting time when cameras were first invented and is now used as an educational and creative way to give people a different perspective on the society. Street photographs aim to capture a persons emotions and often portray a certain class or group of people.

What is Candid Photography?

Candid photography is photography of people who are not posing, they are often minding their own business of interacting wit other people. the subject may be aware that a photo is being taken however they will not be directly interacting with the photographer. This style of photography is achieved in many ways, for example  when the subject is in motion, or surprised in a situation. One of the first photographer to take candid photos was Dr. Erich Salomon a German photographer who took candid photos of wealthy men and politicians in the late 1920’s.

https://digital-photography-school.com/11-tips-for-better-candid-photography/

Saul Leiter – In Saul’s image we are looking at a man who is the main focus of the mage through a fogged up window. The lighting is coming from the other side of the window however it is slightly muffled due to the fog in the window. The image would have been taken on a normal shutter speed as the man is in focus, which suggest that the had stopped walking or was concentrating on something, whereas the truck that is in the back if the image is slightly blurry/out of focus. The image has a very neutral colour palette, which could be due to the snow which  has blocked out the colour of the street colour palette the only real color in the image is the yellow from the truck on the street.

Henri Cartier Bresson – This image is a massive contrast to the image taken by Henri Cartier Bresson, in his image we see a boy jumping over a puddle and his reflection appearing in the puddle so by having a person as the center focus of the image seems to be the only thing that the two images have in similarity. Technically the image is very different from Saul’s the first reason this being is that Henri’s images is very sharp and clean, the image must have been taken on a very quick shutter speed to capture the boy jumping in mid air and not to get any blur from him jumping. Henri image is also in total black and white and nearly features the full scale of Ansel Adam’s zone system.

Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French humanist photographer born August 22, 1908, in Cantaloup France, he is considered to be the master of candid photography. He was one of the first photographers who reordered the use of street photography and photojournalism. 1923 he acquired his hand-held Leica camera with a 50mm lens.The camera gave the opportunity to capture intimate moment was essential in overcoming the formal and unnatural behaviour of those who were aware of being photographed, this was the start of his candid photography.

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Magnum Photographers

“Magnum is a community of thought, a shared human quality, a curiosity about what is going on in the world, a respect for what is going on and a desire to transcribe it visually – Henri Cartier-Bresson

In 1947, after Second World War, four of the leading photographers at the time created an alliance to document, world events, people, places and different cultures with a message behind the image.Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, George Rodger and David Seymour created The Magnum Photos agency. Magnum Photos are known to be some of the most renowned photos and images that have changed the world, most of the icon images in the world have been taken by a Magnum photographer. Magnum photographers are a rarity and the agency is self-selecting; membership is a minimum four-year process and is considered the finest accolade of a photographer’s career. Magnum is one of the first photographic cooperatives, owned and administered entirely by members. The staff serve a support role for the photographers, who retain all copyrights to their own work. Although it has been asserted that the name “Magnum” was chosen because the founding members always drank a bottle of champagne during the first meetings.

Image Analysis

The image has been taken in black and white, which could have been to emphasize the silhouette of the mand and woman and the centre focus of the image which is the man jumping across the centre frame of the image. The image has been taken on a fast shutter speed as the man jumping has been captured mid-shot in and is very sharp. The image has has been taken using the natural lighting that was there at the time, which seems to be a very dull and grey day which helps to create a nice tonal range with the darkest colors bring in the silhouettes of the people and then having a range of colours in the sky from the natural environment. Visually the image could be spilt up into different sections would still be acceptable images by themselves, in the image, there are many harsh lines ( the building in the left-hand side of the image, the Elifle tower which then joins to create another line with the man’s legs). The image was taken in Paris in 1989 by Henri Cartier Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson - was a French humanist photographer considered a master of candid photography. He pioneered street photography and viewed photography as capturing a decisive moment.



Technical - In order to capture a candid photograph of these women, Bresson would have taken this photo quickly to capture their natural expressions to create an authentic photograph. To keep the the photograph in focus, a fast shutter speed would have been used because Bresson would have had to move fast. Nothing in the photograph indicates any artificial lighting from flash - taken in daylight.
Visual - Rather than a shallow focus to create depth, the three subjects create depth in the photograph with the middle subject closest to the camera and the other two subjects further away, in a deep focus.
Contextual - The photograph was taken in 1933, Alicante Spain. Three tough looking sexually ambiguous people stared at the camera as Bresson took the shot. Different aspects indicate different things. The middle subject may be a man or a woman. The short hair seems masculine yet it is styled to be crimped which suggests otherwise. Their body shape could be either that of a woman or a man and their make-up is done - which is traditionally referred to as a stereotypical female product.
Conceptual - The background of the photograph and the clothes of the subjects suggests the photograph was taken in an area of poverty or of less privilege. The three subjects have been interpreted as prostitutes by others which fits in with other photographs Bresson took at this time. 

Photojournalism is a particular form of journalism (the collecting, editing, and presenting of news material for publication or broadcast) that employs images in order to tell a news story. The images have meaning in the context of a recently published record of events. The situation implied by the images is a fair and accurate representation of the events they depict in both content and tone. Like a writer, a photojournalist is a reporter, but he or she must often make decisions instantly and carry photographic equipment, often while exposed to significant obstacles (e.g., physical danger, weather, crowds, physical access). The "Golden Age of Photojournalism" is often considered to be roughly the 1930s through the 1950s. A new style of magazine and newspaper appeared that used photography more than text to tell stories. Below are some links to the work of a few photojournalism artists.

https://www.magnumphotos.com/photographer/robert-capa/

https://donmccullin.com/

http://www.chrishondros.com/

standards and ethics within  photojournalism:Thre are unwritten rules about how to ethically approach photojournalism photography , They  cover a wide range of topics such as how a photographer should act while taking pictures, what he or she can and can’t photograph, and whether and how an image can be altered in the darkroom or on the computer. This ethical framework evolved over time, influenced by such things as technological capability and community values; the voice of the photographer  isn’t to make an image and scenario on that does not exist but purely to teach people they ave a choice of what their cations contribute to  build important skills like researching, writing, interviewing and thinking critically.they have to be able to capture the image without improbity or effecting the person negatively and or making them feel like lesser of a personn as a flair in any sense of patronising.

The single shot:this is a highly powerful image which has a large impact in order to show a sense of fear within the society and how they themselves feel powerless to the occurring events surrounding themselves. the image conveys a clear raw image of oppression and a corrupt government patriarchal society. It also perhaps shows a sense of prejudice within the time and how the man is so afraid but that does not overcome the other mans hand of power.

the picture story based  is done in order to reenact a significant occsournace without mediation in order o create a significance impact to the social or government in order to use the images as a preventative for further conflicts. It is effective as a picture speaks a thousands words and so an accurate visitation is appropriate to express the struggles ins his these people my be facing. In other cases it also allows people to see how other people live and asa. historical factor and to see a gradual change. It is said that “The primary purpose of journalism is to provide citizens with the information they need to be free and self-governing,” It is an informative information necessary for citizens and a decider for themselves and not by the more powerful governing institutions.

Who is Henri Cartier-Bresson?

Henri Cartier-Bresson was a french humanist and candid photographer, Henri was also a user of 35  mm film when taking his photographs. Henri developed the genre of street photography and viewed photography as capturing a devise moment. Henri is told to be one of the most original, accomplished, influential, and beloved figures in the history of photography.

These images can be found on the website below.

http://pro.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=MAGO31_10_VForm&ERID=24KL53ZMYN 

Image analysis

This is a black and white candid photography of a man sleeping. This photography heavily falls under the rule of thirds as the man is one of the 4 intersecting lines on the bottom right of the image, this is supported by the fact we are attracted straight to the man as it is the first thing we focus on when looking at this image. This is a very dark image but there is also a strong contrast between the mans dark clothes and the whites on his clothes allowing the man to stand out more in the image. The lighting is soft and dim as there the picture is still very dark but the one side of his face that we are able to see is lit up meaning that there is a source of dim lighting within this image. I really like this image as this image creates a story for the viewer as to what life was like back in the 1930s.

Henri Cartier-Bresson born August 22, 1908, died August 3, 2004, was a French humanist photographer considered a master of candid photography, and an early user of 35 mm film. He pioneered the genre of street photography, and viewed photography as capturing a decisive moment. His work has influenced many photographers. In 1952, Cartier-Bresson published his book The Decisive Moment. It included a portfolio of 126 of his photos from the East and the West. 

In early 1947, Cartier-Bresson, with Robert Capa, David Seymour, William Vandivert and George Rodger founded Magnum Photos. Capa's brainchild, Magnum was a cooperative picture agency owned by its members. The team split photo assignments among the members.  Cartier-Bresson would be assigned to India and China. Maria Eisner managed the Paris office and Rita Vandivert, Vandivert's wife, managed the New York office and became Magnum's first president.

Cartier-Bresson achieved international recognition for his coverage of Gandhi's funeral in India in 1948 and the last stage of the Chinese Civil War in 1949. He covered the last six months of the Kuomintang administration and the first six months of the Maoist People's Republic. He also photographed the last surviving Imperial eunuchs in Beijing, as the city was falling to the communists. In Shanghai, he often worked in the company of photojournalist Sam Tata, whom Cartier-Bresson had previously befriended in Bombay. From China, he went on to Dutch East Indonesia, where he documented the gaining of independence from the Dutch. In 1950, Cartier-Bresson had traveled to the South India. He had visited Tiruvannamalai, a town in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu and photographed the last moments of Ramana Maharishi, Sri Ramana Ashram and its surroundings. A few days later he also visited and photographed Sri Aurobindo, Mother and Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry.

Magnum's mission was to "feel the pulse" of the times and some of its first projects were People Live Everywhere, Youth of the World, Women of the World and The Child Generation. Magnum aimed to use photography in the service of humanity, and provided arresting, widely viewed images.

Below is a link to Cartier-Bresson's page on MAGNUM Photos.

http://pro.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=MAGO31_10_VForm&ERID=24KL53ZMYN

Henri Cartier is a street photographer,And was also a French humanist photograph and was soon considered a master of candid photography He started off within using 35mm  film. He pioneered the genre of street photography, and viewed photography as capturing a decisive moment. His work has influenced many photographer

He was born in France the youngest of 5,and was the son of a well known textiles manufacturer.His parents supported him financially so Henri could pursue photography more freely than his contemporaries. Henri also sketched. he also highly enjoyed painting as this inspired him for many of his works throughout  While also being highly involved in photojournalism and painting he was inspired as surrealist photographers such as Lhote’s “rule-laden” approach to art.While traveling around the world more he become inspired by different forms of art and artists and also even the people and environment that he was surrounded within. He was also captured by German soldiers which also inspired lots of his work within the suffering and journalism of war in which he was enraptured.

The Decisive Moment

This is a book in which the photographer wrote,whose English-language edition was titled The Decisive Moment. It included a portfolio of 126 of his photos from the East and the West. The book’s cover was drawn by Henri Matisse  For his 4,500-word philosophical preface. Within the book he is seen saying ‘ simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event as well as of a precise organization of forms which give that event its proper expression.”

Analysis of this image:

I chose this image due to the the conceptual thoughts and also a clear representation of the artists own views upon war and suffering. There is a slight struggle i which to see weather the children are playing within the corruption of war and a socialist generation gap or another way to say how they are fighting and there is a clear demonstration of their won suffering.I Think the composition to the piece is highly interesting as it presents a clear direct line of view but is a symbol of war and a possible explosion that has occurred. It almost allows an insight into children’s life which is ironic how children are meant to be looked after and how the view into their environment is through a war ground.The straight line of eye is also used to exaggerate how to see this environment it is not heard and that mediation is used to cover what people not found within the western world are going through.It proposes many ideas which too would be interesting to use within my own work and how to document different unexpected areas in which i live that people pretend to be ignorant towards.

His contribution to MAGNUM magazine,Magnum is a website which allows many photographers to upload their images and show a sense of who they are,but mostly surrounding that of photojournalism.Many photos in which was inspired by people in his habitat and where he lived at the time.He also occasionally uploads images of his artwork onto this website which are effective and look very much as an inspiration to his photo inspired work.

To me his work is highly effective in ways of conveying a story within a relevance of the modern and earlier times within history. He inspires others and achieves many successful images which emote a sense of change or purely just expose everyone different environmental lives.

What is street photography?

Street photography is a type of photography that features subjects in candid situations within public places. Street photographs are mirror images of society, displaying unmanipulated scenes, with usually unaware subjects.

A candid photograph is a photograph captured without creating a posed appearance. This is achieved in many ways, for example when the subject is in motion, by avoiding prior preparation of the subject, by surprising the subject, by not distracting the subject during the process of taking photos.