Museum of Modern Art Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Century

When I look at modern photo exhibitions I feel nostalgic for the excellence of Bresson. A creative genius who combined intuition and feel for geometry with great decisive moments. Good collection of his major works and the text at the beginning excellent.

HCB is one of the great seminal photographers associated with the Magnum foundation. To understand the essence of photography his work has to be delicately viewed and reviewed. Simply, he was the best. I bought this book to source valuable information and references for my dissertation which focussed on surrealism and existentialism.

Me propuse hacerme con toda la obra de HCB, pero este libro me ha sorprendido. Una encuadernación exquisita, toda la información posible, incluso los mapas que permiten tener un recorrido de sus viajes fotográficos. Uno de mis favoritos de HCB a un precio excelente para lo que es. Muy recomendable.

If you are uncertain as to how great a street photographer he is, then get this book. There are so many smart photographs, it is both inspiring and deeply humbling. If you want to be inspired and humbled, then get this book!

One of the absolutely best photo books I have in my collection. The stories, letters and photographs are simply awe inspiring and you gained significant insight about an unusual man and his travels and photography. Cartier-Bresson ranks at the top of who may very well be the best photographer of our time. I doubt few would argue that point. I knew the size of the book but it seemed even bigger when I go it and definitely heavier. The binding was superb and printing about as good as it gets. Any fan of this man, his works and photography in general would do well to have this book in their library of great ones.