Man Jumping the Puddle – Henri Cartier-Bresson, 1932
The French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson took this famous photo
behind the Saint-Lazare train station in Paris. Cartier-Bresson is
known for coining the term “the decisive moment,” which refers to a
photographer’s capacity to capture a subject at precisely the right
instant and in doing so shattering normal life to retrieve a
transcendent moment. The man jumping over the water can be compared to a
dancer whose silhouette is reflected most gracefully in a puddle.
I wish I could photograph like that.
ReplyDeleteThat is an incredible photo - taken at a time when cameras and photography were much less refined (and accessible).
ReplyDeleteThat's an excellent shot.
ReplyDeleteThat's cool!! (When's the last time someone said something was "cool"? But it really IS cool.
ReplyDeleteTiming !
ReplyDeleteWow...talk about timing!
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Donna
He was a master at his craft.
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