To take photographs is to hold one's breath.... : Quote by Henri Cartier-Bresson

“ To take photographs is to hold one's breath when all faculties converge in the face of fleeing reality. It is at that moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy.To take photographs means to recognize—simultaneously and within a fraction of a second—both the fact itself and the rigorous organization of visually perceived forms that give it meaning. It is putting one's head, one's eye, and one's heart on the same axis. ”

Henri Cartier-Bresson
  • From : Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Mind's Eye: Writings on Photography and Photographers
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