Henri Cartier-Bresson

About Henri Cartier-Bresson

Birth Day: August 22, 1908
Birth Place: France
Died On: Aug 3, 2004 (age 95)
Birth Sign: Leo

Henri Cartier-Bresson Net Worth

Henri Cartier-Bresson was born on August 22, 1908 in France. French candid photographer remembered as the founder of the art of photojournalism. A pioneer of street photography, he was a recipient of the 1981 Grand Prix National de la Photographie.
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💰Henri Cartier-Bresson Net worth: $92 Million

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About

French candid Photographer remembered as the founder of the art of photojournalism. A pioneer of street photography, he was a recipient of the 1981 Grand Prix National de la Photographie.

Before Fame

As a young man, he trained at the studio and art school of Cubist Artist André Lhote.

Trivia

During the early 1930s, he had an affair with Entrepreneur Caresse Crosby that ended in the suicide of Crosby's publisher husband, Harry Crosby.

Family Life

His marriage to Dancer Ratna Mohini lasted from 1937 until 1967. He was married to fellow Photographer Martine Franck from 1970 until his death in 2004.

Associated With

His 1952 masterpiece of photojournalism, The Decisive Moment, had on its original cover a piece of art by Painter Henri Matisse.