Behind the Gare St. Lazare


This is one of the most famous photos of french photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, who pioneered the art of street photography. He said of this picture: There was a plank fence around some repairs behind the Gare Saint-Lazare train station. I happened to be peeking through a gap in the fence with my camera at the moment the man jumped.

In spring 1947, Cartier-Bresson, with Robert Capa, David “Chim” Seymour, William “Bill” Vandivert, and George Rodger founded Magnum Photos. Capa’s brainchild, Magnum was a cooperative picture agency owned by its members.

Behind the Gare St. Lazare

Photographer: Henri Cartier-Bresson
Source: wikipedia.org

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2 Responses
Victoria says:

Magnifique!

Friday, February 22nd, 2008 at 12:18 am"  
arthur says:

I’m curiois as to why the man jumped into the water!

Thursday, March 6th, 2008 at 1:29 pm"  

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