The Mind's Eye: Writings on Photography and Photographers

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Mind's Eye: Writings on Photography and Photographers
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Henri Cartier-Bresson
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:112
Dimensions(mm): Height 208,Width 138
Category/GenrePhotography and photographs
ISBN/Barcode 9780893818753
ClassificationsDewey:770.1
Audience
General
Illustrations Illustrated in black and white throughout

Publishing Details

Publisher Aperture
Imprint Aperture
Publication Date 1 July 2004
Publication Country United States

Description

Henri Cartier-Bresson's writings on photography and photographers have been published sporadically over the past 45 years. His essays-several of which have never before been translated into English-are collected here for the first time. The Mind's Eye features Cartier-Bresson's famous text on "the decisive moment" as well as his observations on Moscow, Cuba and China during turbulent times. These essays ring with the same immediacy and visual intensity that characterize his photography.

Author Biography

Henri Cartier-Bresson (August 22, 1908 - August 3, 2004) is perhaps the greatest photographer of the twentieth century. In a career spanning over sixty years, he has used his camera as an impassive and neutral third eye to capture the vagaries of human behaviour and to produce some of the most memorable and compelling photographs ever published.