Henri Cartier-Bresson

Then, why do you always respond to it? :eek:

;)

I wasn’t. I was suggesting that you were!

While I was writing to you, JDM, I noticed Ludmilla’s latest tweak of the thread. That’s why I added the “late-breaking addition.”

I would like to check out his book "The Decisive Moment". I am going to a book store today and looked on-line to see if they have a copy. It's an order only book and it's to expensive for me so I am not going to buy or see it.

Sanford. See if a Farmers Market near you has some Organic Growers with Heirloom seeded produce. I see a ton of the GMO's around in the store but most of the Markets here on Oahu have some good Westonian examples about. Aloha, Bill

I would like to check out his book "The Decisive Moment". I am going to a book store today and looked on-line to see if they have a copy. It's an order only book and it's to expensive for me so I am not going to buy or see it.

 

There's always the library.

 

Don't forget that if they don't have it in their collection, ILL is a thing. I've had it sometimes take a month or better to get a book, but I've never had it fail.

 

On the other hand, when I was in graduate school I recall more than once needing a journal article to which my school didn't have access. Once or twice, I submitted the request and had an electronic copy by the end of the day, although it could take a week if it was an old journal(I remember once requesting an article published in the 1940s in the Journal of Tribology ) and I had to wait for someone somewhere else to pull the physical copy and scan it before I got it. Of course, for that book, you'll need to wait for the physical copy to be mailed to you, but it will happen eventually.

There's always the library.

 

Don't forget that if they don't have it in their collection, ILL is a thing. I've had it sometimes take a month or better to get a book, but I've never had it fail.

 

On the other hand, when I was in graduate school I recall more than once needing a journal article to which my school didn't have access. Once or twice, I submitted the request and had an electronic copy by the end of the day, although it could take a week if it was an old journal(I remember once requesting an article published in the 1940s in the Journal of Tribology ) and I had to wait for someone somewhere else to pull the physical copy and scan it before I got it. Of course, for that book, you'll need to wait for the physical copy to be mailed to you, but it will happen eventually.

 

My son-in-law is in a PHD program at UC Santa Cruz, Ca and I will ask if he could bring the book home or if I could use the library. Thanks for the tip.

There’s a high chance that the local city or county library will have a copy of the book in the photography section. I know two public libraries in my area which have it. Pretty popular book.

 

If that doesn’t work, a google search of “Cartier Bresson decisive moment pdf” gives several links to seemingly legal webpages that provide abridged versions of the book with the most popular of the images.

There’s a high chance that the local city or county library will have a copy of the book in the photography section. I know two public libraries in my area which have it. Pretty popular book.

 

If that doesn’t work, a google search of “Cartier Bresson decisive moment pdf” gives several links to seemingly legal webpages that provide abridged versions of the book with the most popular of the images.

 

Thanks for the tips.

Love him or leave him..

 

Show me your work-then I might listen to your words.

 

But then I suspect you have not the courage

 

Hiding behind words.

Personally, I prefer the photography of Elliot Erwitt.

 

More into the soul of documentary photography, as opposed to the arty photography

,of Henri Cartier -Bresson. Henri was more about the paintbrush than the photograph.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTE-PTTcTuw

I would like to check out his book "The Decisive Moment". I am going to a book store today and looked on-line to see if they have a copy. It's an order only book and it's to expensive for me so I am not going to buy or see it.

 

Check out https://thefineartsociety.com/usr/documents/exhibitions/list_of_works_url/26/hcb-catalogue.pdf

Check out https://thefineartsociety.com/usr/documents/exhibitions/list_of_works_url/26/hcb-catalogue.pdf

Amazing works . Thanks for posting that.

Show me your work-then I might listen to your words.

 

But then I suspect you have not the courage

A couple of things about this. Ludmilla has posted plenty of photos. All it takes is a look through the last few weeks’ No Words threads. Her work is generally a step above what mostly gets posted by others. She does have courage, to take on HCB, which she’s done right here in this thread. I don’t necessarily agree with her but she’s spoken her mind and with an unflinching minority view.

 

The quality of her photos or even the fact that she’s a photographer don’t necessarily make her thoughts about Bresson or any other photography of greater import than a total non-photographer. I know many non-photographers who have great insights into various kinds of art they don’t practice. That’s because they have good eyes, minds, and sensibilities. Sometimes, one’s work can help others form a context into which to put their opinions. Other times, giving too much sway to someone’s work in terms of their ideas about photography or art can be a fool’s errand and just a lazy excuse for not actually listening to what they say.

Check out https://thefineartsociety.com/usr/documents/exhibitions/list_of_works_url/26/hcb-catalogue.pdf

 

Thank you for the link. Now that I have seen this much I am going to keep an eye out for his prints. I live in the Bay Area, Ca and there are a number of places that may have some of his prints or will have. I'm still going to check out his book.