Cradled in the crook of his arm or clutched tightly in his palm, the camera is his constant companion. At any instant, any place, Henri Cartier-Bresson may suddenly lift his battered Leica to eye level, click the shutter and return instantly to whatever he was doing before what he calls "the decisive moment." Capturing such moments—usually joy, sadness, love, a memory reflected in a face or posture—has been Cartier-Bresson's life and profession for more than three decades. He has become the master of the documentary photograph.
The latest monuments to that profession are a...
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