Henri Cartier-Bresson was a french born photographer, he was said to be one of the best photojournalist of his time. He famously took a picture of a man jumping over a puddle which has been described as one of the best photos of the 20th century. It illustrated 'the decisive
moment' which characterised alot of his work.
The Decisive Moment
'The Decisive Moment' is ultimatly taking a picture at the right time in the right place, a picture that if taken a split second later would never be the same, this is somthing that Henri Carter-Bresson was famous for. The Leica Camera.
The leica camera was launched in 1945 in Germany. It was one of the first cameras to alow instant photography, it was also one of the first not to need a tripod and alowed you to look around with one eye while looking through the camera with the other. This is the camera Henri Carter Bresson famously took his desisive moments with.
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