Henri Cartier-Bresson Quote

For me the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity, the master of the instant which, in visual terms, questions and decides simultaneously. It is by economy of means that one arrives at simplicity of expression.


The Mind's Eye: Writings on Photography and Photographers (ed. 1999)


For me the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity, the master of the instant which, in visual terms, questions and...

For me the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity, the master of the instant which, in visual terms, questions and...

For me the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity, the master of the instant which, in visual terms, questions and...

For me the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity, the master of the instant which, in visual terms, questions and...