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    Happy 104th birthday to the father of modern photojournalism, Henri Cartier-Bresson! In photography, the smallest thing can be a great subject.The little, human detail can become a Leitmotiv. - Henri Cartier-Bresson Pictured: Seville, Spain, 1933, printed ca. 1950 Henri Cartier-Bresson, Charles Henri Ford, Paris, 1935 Henri Cartier-Bresson, Marilyn Monroe during the filming of “The Misfits,” Nevada, 1960 Henri Cartier-Bresson, Scanno, Italy, 1951

    Happy 104th birthday to the father of modern photojournalism, Henri Cartier-Bresson!

    In photography, the smallest thing can be a great subject.The little, human detail can become a Leitmotiv. - Henri Cartier-Bresson

    Pictured: Seville, Spain, 1933, printed ca. 1950

    Henri Cartier-Bresson, Charles Henri Ford, Paris, 1935

    Henri Cartier-Bresson, Marilyn Monroe during the filming of “The Misfits,” Nevada, 1960

    Henri Cartier-Bresson, Scanno, Italy, 1951

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