Decisive Moment Essay

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Henri Cartier-Bresson “Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare, Paris 1932” The book that first captured the man in midair jumping over an enormous puddle was called “The Decisive Moment” the meaning of the tittle of the book was based off Cardinal Retz quote, which talks about the goal of photographs visual forms element of awareness for when to time and place photos.

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