HCB, Erwitt and others exhibited in Moscow

[Erik Petersson]

Today I saw an exhibition with some of Henri Cartier-Bressons pictures. I am stunned. Many of them are so perfect that they border to the impossible.

The exhibition includes some of Elliot Erwitt's work as well. Also absolutely brilliant, but not as perfect as HCB. His compositions just could not be better. How did he do it?

Yes, I am quite stunned.

The exhibition is at Manezh exhibition hall in Moscow. It includes also work by others, such as Peter Lindberg, Martina Frank and Andrei Bezukladnikov. It is quite overwhelming and I will need a few visits to see all. Would love to read your impressions if you get a chance to visit.

 

[Christopher Nisperos]

Today I saw an exhibition with some of Henri Cartier-Bressons pictures. I am stunned. Many of them are so perfect that they border to the impossible.

The exhibition includes some of Elliot Erwitt's work as well. Also absolutely brilliant, but not as perfect as HCB. His compositions just could not be better. How did he do it?

Yes, I am quite stunned.

The exhibition is at Manezh exhibition hall in Moscow. It includes also work by others, such as Peter Lindberg, Martina Frank and Andrei Bezukladnikov. It is quite overwhelming and I will need a few visits to see all. Would love to read your impressions if you get a chance to visit.

How did he do it?

1. He observed and anticipated
2. He usually shot several shots and chose the best one, like anyone else. Do not fall into the trap of thinking that he regularly and faultlessly shot one. perfect. shot.

What he did well was number one, above.

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[Erik Petersson]

Yes, of course he did, like Erwitt, and most other photographers. But HCB is so brilliant. I've seen many of the pictures before in books, on the internet and so on, but the actual copies made a greater impact on me than I expected.

 

[Christopher Nisperos]

Yes, of course he did, like Erwitt, and most other photographers. But HCB is so brilliant. I've seen many of the pictures before in books, on the internet and so on, but the actual copies made a greater impact on me than I expected.

Erik, if you like the work of Cartier-Bresson you might also like that of a really great Hungarian photographer named Martin Munkacsi, who's work influenced HCB. Munkacsi believed that the ability to see something in a split second —something which "normal people" (non-photographers) didn't notice—, was the basis of photojournalism, and that to then photograph that "something" in the next instant, was the basis of being a photojournalist. To wit:
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[Erik Petersson]

I found a quote from HCB, that he was very inspired by that photo. I also found some wonderful sports photos by Munkacsi on the internet. Thanks, Christopher.