Henri Cartier-Bresson: Masters of Photography

Henri Cartier-Bresson reveals - as only a few great artists have done consistently - the variety and richness of human experience in the twentieth century. This second volume of Aperture's Masters of Photography series confirms the genius of the photographer who - with the new, smaller, hand-held cameras and faster films - defined the idea of "the decisive moment" in photography.

Cartier-Bresson's imagery is intimate but utterly respectful of his subjects. In his travels throughout the world, he has captured glimpses of individual lives in scores of countries. Taken together, Cartier-Bresson's works constitute a personal history of epic scope.