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Henri Cartier Bresson Compile Bibliography

......Another element which helped Bresson distinguish himself from other contemporary photographers was the use of small and light cameras. With him, photography as fine art records a shift as far as the place of creation is concerned. The big cameras recording staged representations in studios are abandoned for the light cameras which record simple and unplanned scenes taking place on the streets. And surprisingly, the drama and comedy which are to be found in the real world are more powerful than the ones which might be conceived in a cinematographic studio. From an artistic point of view, Bresson marks the period when the camera becomes a sort of second eye of the beholder Once he had picked it up, back in the early 1930s, his Leica, a brand that he made famous around the world, became the true "extension of his eye. For him, from a simple way of seeing, photography became a way of thinking, feeling (with the appropriate distance), and a way of life" (Chalifour,1)


3. The artistic influences which he underwent, were important factors which contributed to the creation of his personal style. One which has already been mentioned is represented by painting. The technique allowed him