Cartier Bresson's personal experience.

From 1922 to 1928, Cartier Bresson began to learn photography during his middle school study, met some photographers, became fascinated by their works, and had the belief of devoting himself to photography. Bresson really engaged in photography activities from the 1930s. 193 1 year, 22-year-old Bresson went to Ivory Coast, Africa, where he bought a camera to shoot. A year later, when he was preparing to return to China, he found that the lens was moldy and all the photos he took were scrapped. Later, he bought a Lycra camera and became his travel companion for life.

After returning from Africa, Bresson joined the surrealist group at that time and engaged in photography activities. From 65438 to 0932, he first exhibited his works in new york and then in Madrid. From 65438 to 0934, he lived in Mexico for one year and still worked as a photographer. From 65438 to 0935, he worked as a filmmaker with Paul Strong in the United States. From 1936 to 1939, Bresson worked as an assistant for Jean Reno, Jacques, Becker and Andrei Zwoboda, and filmed the films Life Belongs to Us, Part of the Country, The Law of Fire and the documentary Victory of Life.

1940 — 1946

1940, Bresson was arrested by the German authorities. After two attempts to escape, he finally succeeded. After escaping from prison, he participated in secret activities in 1943 to support anti-fascist arrested persons. During this period, he also photographed the works of many artists, painters and writers (such as Matisse, bonnard, Braque, Claudel and others). During the period from 1944 to 1945, he took part in a photography team, specializing in shooting France under German occupation. He used photography as a means to expose fascist crimes. He also filmed the liberation of Paris and described the happy moments of the French people.

From 65438 to 0946, Bresson spent more than a year in the United States, helping the new york Museum of Modern Art to organize a photo exhibition. From 65438 to 0947, Bresson, robert capa, David Seymour Sim, george rodger and others founded the "Ma Genan" photo news agency, which became one of the most influential organizations of its kind in the world. Bresson left the agency on 1966, and the agency still kept and managed his negatives with his own consent.

From 1948 to 1950.

From 1948 to 1950, Bresson spent three years in India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Indonesia and China in the East. In the year of living in China, six months were before the collapse of the Kuomintang and six months were at the beginning of the birth of New China. During this period, his photos of the Shanghai gold rush and the demise of the Kuomintang faithfully recorded the great changes in China's history and became very precious historical documents.

1952 to 1953

1952 to 1953, Bresson returned to work in Europe. 1954, he visited the Soviet Union as the first photographer accepted by the Soviet Union after the thawing of East-West relations. 1958 to 1959. On the anniversary, the 10th anniversary of the founding of New China, Bresson visited China for three months at the invitation of China. 1960, Bresson visited Cuba and made a photo report, then returned to Mexico for four months after a 30-year absence, and then went to Canada for some time. 1965 to India and Japan. From 65438 to 0969, Bresson spent a year preparing for the exhibition of his photographic works. The exhibition was held from 65438 to 0970 at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, with unprecedented pomp.

1973 later

After 1973, Bresson returned to brush painting, but sometimes he took some photos. /kloc-in the summer of 0/980, Bresson officially retired from photography. He has been engaged in photography for more than half a century and has traveled all over the world, taking a lot of wonderful photos. However, he never allows others to take pictures of himself. It seems that his wish is to hide in places that people can't see forever, and to describe and portray all people.