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Published in 1952 by Verve, at Tériade’s initiative, it brings together photographs taken by Henri Cartier-Bresson during the first twenty years of his career. It is a monograph showcasing the best of Henri Cartier-Bresson’s work, published by an art publisher, with an original cover by Matisse.
"Strictly speaking a monograph of Cartier-Bresson's best work, but it has overriding unifying factors that elevate it into one of the greatest of all photobooks." (Parr/Badger).
" Magazines end up as French fry cones. Books remain " (Henri Cartier-Bresson).
“There is nothing in this world that does not have a decisive moment” (Cardinal de Retz).
It is also a comprehensive presentation of his art, in which the concept of the “decisive moment”—which would give the American edition of the book its title—is forged: the moment when all the elements come together to produce an image—not the climax of an action, but an emotional and formal climax, as illustrated by the famous photograph of a man jumping over a puddle on the Pont de l’Europe with the Gare Saint-Lazare in the background. This book remains an essential reference for many photographers.
Published by Verve, 1952
154 pages
36 × 27cm
Published in 1952 by Verve, at Tériade’s initiative, it brings together photographs taken by Henri Cartier-Bresson during the first twenty years of his career. It is a monograph showcasing the best of Henri Cartier-Bresson’s work, published by an art publisher, with an original cover by Matisse.
"Strictly speaking a monograph of Cartier-Bresson's best work, but it has overriding unifying factors that elevate it into one of the greatest of all photobooks." (Parr/Badger).
" Magazines end up as French fry cones. Books remain " (Henri Cartier-Bresson).
“There is nothing in this world that does not have a decisive moment” (Cardinal de Retz).
It is also a comprehensive presentation of his art, in which the concept of the “decisive moment”—which would give the American edition of the book its title—is forged: the moment when all the elements come together to produce an image—not the climax of an action, but an emotional and formal climax, as illustrated by the famous photograph of a man jumping over a puddle on the Pont de l’Europe with the Gare Saint-Lazare in the background. This book remains an essential reference for many photographers.
Published by Verve, 1952
154 pages
36 × 27cm
