HENRI CARTIER

Cartier-Bresson speaks passionately, with metaphors and similes, about the world and photography. A man of principles shaped by the evolving eras of the twentieth century, his major influences included Surrealism, European politics of the 1930s and 40s, the Secon d World War, and his experiences with Magnum as cofounder and reporter. This book illuminates his thoughts, personality, and reflect ions on a seminal career.