"The Decisive Moment" - Henri Cartier-Bresson

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About "The Decisive Moment" - Henri Cartier-Bresson

A group dedicated to the philosophy of Henri Cartier-Bresson. No posed or arranged images! The idea is to see the "Moment" about to happen and have the presence of mind to have your camera at hand to capture it! bFor examples of what we're looking for, check this thread. For examples of what NOT to post (!), check this one.

<b1 a day Limit. Admins Do the Admin'n and they will remove irrelevant images without warning or cause. Stick to the rules of this group, there are other HCB groups. To Quote Rober De Niro in Deer Hunter "This Is This, This is This."

"For me the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity, the master of the instant which, in visual terms, questions and decides simultaneously. In order to “give a meaning” to the world, one has to feel involved in what one frames through the viewfinder. This attitude requires concentration, discipline of mind, sensitivity, and a sense of geometry. It is by economy of means that one arrives at simplicity of expression.

To take a photograph is to hold one’s breath when all faculties converge in a face of fleeing reality. It is at that moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy.

To take a photograph means to recognize – simultaneously and within a fraction of a second– both the fact itself and the rigorous organisation of visually perceived forms that give it meaning.

It is putting one’s head, one’s eye, and one’s heart on the same axis." - www.henricartierbresson.org

Also removing an image doesn't implicate a judgement on the quality of the photo, it just means it doesn't belong here...

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