Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sorry if you all have already discussed this but I just now subscribed to tell you about the following article. Dale http://www.cnn.com/2003/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/05/12/cartier.bresson.ap/index.html Retrospective of Cartier-Bresson opens in Paris Museum diplays images from artist's 50 years of global travel Monday, May 12, 2003 Posted: 12:24 PM EDT (1624 GMT) PARIS, France (AP) -- "My passion was never for photography per se," says the man who is often called the world's greatest living photographer. The first love of Henri Cartier-Bresson was painting. Now, at the age of 94, the godfather of photojournalism has put down his Leica for brushes and pencils. "Photography is an instant action. Drawing is meditation," he says in a handwritten message placed beside both his mediums at a major retrospective of his work and life. <snip> - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html