Henri Cartier Bresson Quote

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"写真を撮ることは、すべての感覚を集中させて一瞬の現実を捉えるために息を止めることです。"

Translations

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

Henri Cartier Bresson

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