Attached Link: Henri Cartier-Bresson

My first thoughts were of Jerry Uelsmann and Ansel Adams when I saw the thread title, but thinking back to college and my photo history, I thought of Henri Cartier-Bresson. The way he looked at the world through the camera lense really influenced me to push myself to capture that "moment" in unusual ways. Here is a quote by him: "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. In order to give a meaning to the world, one has to feel involved in what one frames through the viewfinder. This attitude requires concentration, discipline of mind, sensitivity, and a sense of geometry. It is by economy of means that one arrives at simplicity of expression. To take a photograph is to hold ones breath when all faculties converge in a face of fleeing reality. It is at that moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy. To take a photograph means to recognize simultaneously and within a fraction of a second both the fact itself and the rigorous organisation of visually perceived forms that give it meaning. It is putting ones head, ones eye, and ones heart on the same axis." I was fortunate enough to see some of his prints in a traveling exhibit, and let me tell you, the web images do not do them justice. Great idea for a thread Joe, love seeing all these influences. Here are some more of his photos: http://www.peterfetterman.com/artists/cb/cb_sm.html

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations