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Cartier-Bresson

American  
[kar-tyey-bre-sawn] / kar tyeɪ brɛˈsɔ̃ /

noun

  1. Henri 1908–2004, French photographer.


Cartier-Bresson British  
/ kartjebrɛsɔ̃ /

noun

  1. Henri (ɑ̃ri). 1908–2004, French photographer

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He then met the likes of photographers Marc Riboud and Henri Cartier-Bresson who signed him up to join the celebrated photo agency Magnum.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

The project was anchored by Turner-Seed’s groundbreaking interviews with the world’s best living photographers at the time, including Henri Cartier-Bresson, Cecil Beaton, Lisette Model and Gordon Parks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2025

“I remember when we sold a Cartier-Bresson for $350 — it was a big celebration,” recalls David Fahey, who worked with Hawkins for a decade before creating his own Fahey/Klein Gallery in 1986.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2025

Mrs. Bohm spent 15 years at the gallery in that role, nurturing up-and-coming photographers like Martin Parr and Marketa Luskacova and working with stars like Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bill Brandt and André Kertész.

From New York Times • May 4, 2023

"The only photographer besides Ansel Adams and Cartier-Bresson that I can remember is the Hungarian guy, Kertesz."

From Joe Burke's Last Stand by Wetterau, John Moncure

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