At the Queensland Art Gallery to see the most awaited exhibition exclusive to Brisbane in Australia, Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Man, The Image & The World.
The exhibit was amazing! I haven’t seen such a well thought-out and fine presentation as this in some time, if ever.
His love for photography also led him to experiment with the medium of cinema in the years that followed when he produced his internationally acclaimed documentaries, ‘Le Retour’.
More than 250 of Cartier-Bresson‟s photographs, including his defining records of modern history and intimate portraits of daily life from around the world.
In 1952, he published a book called ‘Images, a la Sauvette’ (The Decisive Moment) which was a compilation of 126 photos from Bresson’s travelogues from the East and West.
His growing interest in photojournalism led Bresson to cover the outbreak of World War II which resulted in his arrest by the Germans. After spending close to 35 months as a prisoner-of-war Bresson’s third escape attempt finally bore fruit and he returned to France.
If you ever want to learn composition, I highly suggest studying his photos. He knew shape and form, light and texture like no other.
His exhibition is inspirational!!!
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