Henri Cartier-Bresson

A Biography

Pierre Assouline

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Thames & Hudson
10 February 2025

Individual photographers

The definitive biography of the greatest photographer of modern times - a vital addition to the library of everyone with an interest in photography.

Henri Cartier-Bresson was the eye of the 20th century. His lens chronicled the decisive moments of his time - from Chinese communist victories to the Spanish Civil War and the Liberation of Paris. A co-founder of Magnum Photos, Cartier-Bresson produced unparalleled portraits of his contemporaries, capturing the spirit of Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sartre and William Faulkner.

Cartier-Bresson took Pierre Assouline into his confidence over a number of years, detailing his youthful devotion to surrealism, lifelong passion for drawing, and experiences of war and prison camps. This sensitive biography emerges from a meeting of two minds, revealed with the same truth as one of Cartier Bresson's photographs.

By: Pierre Assouline
Imprint: Thames & Hudson
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
Weight: 400g
ISBN: 9780500297957
ISBN 10: 0500297959
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 10 February 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Pierre Assouline has published several biographies of cultural figures, among them books on Georges Simenon and Hergé.

Reviews for Henri Cartier-Bresson: A Biography

'There is no better book to help readers to understand his motivation and fascination for documenting the world, individuals and historic individuals on film' - The Times 'Cartier-Bresson’s life sweeps by with a vitality that wouldn’t be out of place in one of his photographs' - Royal Photographic Society Journal