Grave of Henri Cartier-Bresson
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N 43° 50.930 E 005° 38.159
31T E 711876 N 4858460
Cartier-Bresson died in Céreste (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France) in 2004, at 95. He was buried in the Cimetière de Montjustin, France.
Waymark Code: WM2KXZ
Location: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Date Posted: 11/18/2007
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Henri Cartier-Bresson (August 22, 1908 – August 3, 2004) was a French photographer considered to be the father of modern photojournalism, an early adopter of 35 mm format, and the master of candid photography. He helped develop the "street photography" style that has influenced generations of photographers that followed.
Cartier-Bresson was born in Chanteloup-en-Brie, near Paris, France, the eldest of five children. The Cartier-Bresson family lived in a bourgeois neighborhood in Paris, near the Europe Bridge, and provided him with financial support to develop his interests in photography in a more independent manner than many of his contemporaries.
In spring 1947, Cartier-Bresson, with Robert Capa, David "Chim" Seymour, William "Bill" Vandivert, and George Rodger founded Magnum Photos. Capa's brainchild, Magnum was a cooperative picture agency owned by its members. Magnum's mission was to "feel the pulse" of the times and some of its first projects were People Live Everywhere, Youth of the World, Women of the World and The Child Generation. Magnum aimed to use photography in the service of humanity, and provided arresting, widely viewed images. Cartier-Bresson died in Céreste (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France) in 2004, at 95. He was buried in the Cimetière de Montjustin, France.
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Henri Cartier-Bresson is considered to be the father of modern photojournalism, an early adopter of 35 mm format, and the master of candid photography. He helped develop the "street photography" style that has influenced generations of photographers that followed.
Date of birth: 08/22/1908
Date of death: 08/03/2004
Area of notoriety: Other
Marker Type: Headstone
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: None
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