Henri Cartier Bresson Quote

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"La photographie est pour moi une impulsion spontanée provenant d'un œil toujours attentif qui saisit le moment et son éternité."

Translations

“Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.”

Henri Cartier Bresson

“To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality.”

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