Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004), a French photographer who is considered to be one of the fathers of photojournalism and masters of candid photography. He sought to capture the ‘everyday’ in his photographs and took great interest in recording human activity. Henri Cartier-Bresson was a humanist photographer influenced by surrealism. 

He wrote,

“For me the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity, the master of the instant which, in visual terms, questions and decides simultaneously. In order to ‘give a meaning’ to the world, one has to feel involved in what one frames through the viewfinder. This attitude requires concentration, discipline of mind, sensitivity, and a sense of geometry. It is by economy of means that one arrives at simplicity of expression.”

Image Analysis

In this image from Cartier-Bresson he uses leading lines, shown in red. He does this to lead your eyes to the cyclist on the road. The rails are what is used to create this, he has done this by standing at an angle where it creates all different lines which draw your attention to the person cycling. By turning the image black and white it brings out the shadows and creates contrast. I will use this image as inspiration for when we go to st malo, and try to create something similar.