Henri Cartier-Bresson Henri Cartier-Bresson (August 22, 1908 – August 3, 2004) was a French photographer considered to be the father of photojournalism. He was an early adopter of 35 mm format, and the master of candid photography. He helped develop the street photography or life reportage style that was coined The Decisive Moment that has influenced generations of photographers who followed. Early life[edit] Cartier-Bresson was born in Chanteloup-en-Brie, Seine-et-Marne, France, the oldest of five children. He attended École Fénelon, a Catholic school that prepared students to attend Lycée Condorcet. Studies painting[edit] After unsuccessfully trying to learn music, as a boy Cartier-Bresson was introduced to oil painting by his uncle Louis, a gifted painter. In 1927, at the age of 20, Cartier-Bresson entered a private art school and the Lhote Academy, the Parisian studio of the Cubist painter and sculptor André Lhote. Experiments with photography[edit] Affair with Caresse Crosby[edit] Escapes to Africa[edit]
James Nachtwey James Nachtwey (born March 14, 1948[1]) is an American photojournalist and war photographer. He grew up in Massachusetts and graduated from Dartmouth College, where he studied Art History and Political Science (1966–70).[2] Photography[edit] Nachtwey started working as a newspaper photographer in 1976 at the Albuquerque Journal. In 1994, Nachtwey was covering the upcoming elections in South Africa, the first non-racial ones in decades. Nachtwey has worked with Time as a contract photographer since 1984. Nachtwey was present during the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, and produced a well known related body of work. Awards, honors and films[edit] Nachtwey photographs have been exhibited throughout Europe and the United States and he has received numerous prizes and awards including the World Press Photo award in 1994. In 2008, Nachtwey exhibited a series of original photographs at Le Laboratoire in Paris, France. References[edit] External links[edit]