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The Encyclopedia of Photography’s Art and History

    The Europeans

    • Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004)

    European identity captured through black-and-white photographs spanning five decades, emphasizing shared humanity and cultural diversity.

    Trastevere, Rome, 1959. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.

    The Europeans

    • Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004)

    European identity captured through black-and-white photographs spanning five decades, emphasizing shared humanity and cultural diversity.

    Trastevere, Rome, 1959. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.
    Seville, Andalucia, Spain. 1933. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.
    The Golden Horn. Istanbul, Turkey. 1964. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.
    Dublin, Ireland. 1952. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.
    Simiane-la-Rotonde, Alpes de Haute-Provence, France. 1969. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.
    Inside the sliding doors of the bullfight arena. Valencia, Spain. 1933. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.
    Italy. Trieste, Friouli, Italy. 1933. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.
    Island of Siphnos. Cyclades, Greece. 1961. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.
    Ireland. Munster. County Kerry. Dingle Peninsula. 1952. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.
    The Rhine river in the distance. Gelderland, Near Herwijnen, Netherlands. 1956. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.
    Monastery Alavardi (XIth Century). Visitors from the kolkhozes, celebrating Saint George. Telavi, Georgia. 1972. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.
    West Germany. Rhineland-Palatinate. 1956. Descending the Rhine between Bingen and St. Goarshausen. River pilots. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.
    Scanno, Abruzzo, Italy. 1951. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.
    France. Bouches-du-Rhone department. Town of Tarascon. 1959. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.
    Zurich, Switzerland. 1953. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.
    Floating logs on the river Tornea near the frontier with Finland. Sweden. 1956. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.
    In a train. Romania. 1975. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.
    Alicante, Spain. 1933. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.
    Taxi drivers. Berlin, Germany. 1931. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.
    The Berlin wall. West Berlin, West Germany. 1962. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.
    Ireland. Dublin. 1952. Corpus Christi procession, near Corpus Christi church. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.
    Salerno, Italy. 1933. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.
    GB. London. 1959. Queen Charlotte's ball. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.
    Soviet Union. Moscow. 1954. Red Square. People in line to visit Lenin's Mausoleum. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.
    Eton College. Eton, England. 1962. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.

    Books

    Henri Cartier-Bresson: Europeans

    (Thames & Hudson, 1999)

    Europeans

    (Bulfinch, 1998)

    Henri Cartier-Bresson: Scrapbook

    (Thames & Hudson, 2007)

    Discoveries: Henri Cartier-Bresson

    (Abrams, 2008)

    Henri Cartier-Bresson

    (Contrasto, 1970)

    Henri Cartier-Bresson: Photographer

    (Prestel, 2020)

    Henri Cartier-Bresson

    (FHEL, 2024)

    Henri Cartier-Bresson

    (Thames & Hudson, 2006)

    Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century

    (MOMA, 2010)

    Henri Cartier-Bresson: Le Grand Jeu

    (Marsilio, 2020)

    Henri Cartier-Bresson: Watch, Watch, Watch!

    (Fundación Mapfre, 2024)

    Henri Cartier-Bresson: Aperture Masters of Photography

    (Aperture, 2015)

    Henri Cartier-Bresson and the Artless Art

    (Thames & Hudson, 1996)

    Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Man, the Image & the World

    (Thames & Hudson, 2006)

    Henri Cartier-Bresson

    (Centre Pompidou, 2014)

    More by Henri Cartier-Bresson

    Behind the Saint-Lazare station, Paris, 1932. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.
    The Decisive Moment
    • Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004)

    Ephemeral human moments portrayed through a fusion of spontaneity and precise composition.

    Related Projects

    Newtown, Conn., Oct. 17, 1959
    On Reading
    • André Kertész (1894-1985)

    A photographic meditation on the power of reading to connect individuals with words and with each other, inviting contemplation on a universal human activity.

    Sweet Life
    • Ed van der Elsken (1925-1990)

    Emotionally raw photographic journey that captures a world in flux, blending joy and struggle through high-contrast, dynamic images taken during a 14-month global voyage.

    The Melted Car, 1944.
    The Suburbs of Paris
    • Robert Doisneau (1912-1994)

    Parisian suburbs during the transformative post-war period, capturing the interplay of evolving urban landscapes and the lives of working-class communities.

    Young Farmers, 1914. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.
    People of the 20th Century
    • August Sander (1876-1964)

    Typological photographic study documenting German societal archetypes through seven thematic groups, spanning decades and social strata.

    A small debate in the Chamber of Deputies.
    Famous Contemporaries in Unguarded Moments
    • Erich Salomon (1886-1944)

    Unposed moments of political and social elites captured during informal settings, revealing the human dimension of authority figures.

    St. Petersburg, Russia 1993
    White Sea Black Sea
    • Jens Olof Lasthein (1964)

    Eastern border of the European Union, capturing shifting identities, historical echoes, and everyday life in post-Soviet Europe.