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Henri Cartier-Bresson, one of the founding members of the Magnum photo agency, is the “father of street photography” known for his ability to capture “the decisive moment.” This video from the Charlie Rose show is one of the few interviews Cartier-Bresson has given where he discusses his views on photography, its practice and its aesthetics.

"Henri Cartier-Bresson is one of the century’s icons of photography. He has transformed the art of photography with his uncanny sense of timing, his intuition in seizing the right moment, his sensitivity and his sense of geometry. His photographs have given a meaning to the world they arrest. He’s a marksman and a sharpshooter whose main tool is spontaneity…"

—Charlie Rose intro

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