Tête à Tête

by Henri Cartier-Bresson, E.H. Gombrich (Contributor)

A selection of Cartier-Bresson's most memorable portraits, published to accompany the 1998 National Portrait Gallery exhibition. The photographer himself supervised the design of the book and the juxtaposition of the images. Sir Ernst Gombrich provides an introduction to the collection.

Genres: Photography, Art, Nonfiction, France, Art Design

144 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer considered to be the father of modern photojournalism, an early adopter of 35 mm format, and the master of candid photography. He helped develop the "street photography" or "real life reportage" style that has influenced generations of photographers that followed.

Reviews

[Adriana Scarpin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tête-à-tête de Henri Cartier-Bresson une algumas de suas mais icônicas fotografias de pessoas não menos icônicas e o prefácio é do Grombrich que, como é de conhecimento geral, sabe uma ou duas coisas sobre arte.

[Narjes Dorzade · Rating 4 out of 5]

«صدای نور در ساعتی مرده»
شاید این قطعه از شعر پیثارنیک شرحی‌‌ست بر پرتره‌های برسون

[Joy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A true artist...with a beautiful eye! If you want to learn composition, this is the man and the master.

[Tania Aramburo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Retratos muy bellos, únicos, que resaltan la esencia de los retratados. Este libro muestra lo maravilloso de coincidir con personas en la misma época. Imagínense las pláticas entre William Faulkner y Henri Cartier Bresson, o con Simone de Beauvoir! Muchos retratos que no tenía idea que Henri había capturado. Una joya de libro con una introducción corta pero significativa. 5 estrellas.

[Alex Khlopenko · Rating 5 out of 5]

I occasionally go through this photo book just to remind myself why I picked up camera and started doing portraits

[Jelena Nemet · Rating 5 out of 5]

“You just have to live and life will give you pictures.”

[Ramakanth Domada · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great collection. Would have been better if there was a bit of discussion. Surprising to see Gandhi and Patel's pictures from 1940's.

[Gijs Limonard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exploring the classics in photography; feast your eyes on these works of art; not all masterpieces but plenty to go around to get you inspired. Many of these collections are long out of print; check out the Internet Archive (https://archive.org); many of the timeless classics are made freely available or after signing up, free to (digitally) borrow.

[Zahid · Rating 5 out of 5]

Superb, great prints from HCB in this book...

[Anyul · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent

[Thaizi Ono · Rating 5 out of 5]

Spectacular book!

"In a portrait, I'm looking for the silence in somebody"
Henri Cartier-Bresson

[Bradley Hanson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A collection of HCB portraits.