All Henri Cartier-Bresson Quotes
- To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event. Art
- To take photographs means to recognize - simultaneously and within a fraction of a second - both the fact itself and the rigorous organization of… Axes
- To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It's at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes… All
- Photography is an immediate reaction, drawing is a meditation. Drawing
- The photograph itself doesn't interest me. I want only to capture a minute part of reality. Capture
- Think about the photo before and after, never during. The secret is to take your time. You mustn't go too fast. The subject must forget… Fast
- Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back… Come Back
- The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap… Act
- Above all, I craved to seize the whole essence, in the confines of one single photograph, of some situation that was in the process of… All
- In photography, the smallest thing can be a great subject. The little, human detail can become a Leitmotiv. Detail
- The most difficult thing for me is a portrait. You have to try and put your camera between the skin of a person and his… Camera
- Actually, I'm not all that interested in the subject of photography. Once the picture is in the box, I'm not all that interested in what… All
- During the work, you have to be sure that you haven't left any holes, that you've captured everything, because afterwards it will be too late. Afterwards
- Pictures, regardless of how they are created and recreated, are intended to be looked at. This brings to the forefront not the technology of imaging,… Brings
- In whatever one does there must be a relationship between the eye and the heart. Art
- Life is once. Forever. Forever
- We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of… Avoid
- A photographer must always work with the greatest respect for his subject and in terms of his own point of view. Always Work
- As time passes by and you look at portraits, the people come back to you like a silent echo. A photograph is a vestige of… Come Back
- As far as I am concerned, taking photographs is a means of understanding which cannot be separated from other means of visual expression. It is… Asserting