Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French artist and humanist photographer considered a master of candid photography, and an early user of 35mm film. He pioneered the genre of street photography, and viewed photography as capturing a decisive moment.

22 August 1908

Born on the same birth date (22 August 1908): Erwin Thiesies

Born on the same birth day (22 August): Agustín Pichot • Aimé Bonpland • Andrés Calamaro • Bryn Davies (musician) • Cooper Connolly • Eurelijus Žukauskas • Holly Dunn • Jeff Weaver • Jerry Iger • Ray Bradbury • Roslina Bakar • Theoni V. Aldredge • Wendy Botha • Wilfred Kitching

Born in the same month (August 1908): Al López • Arthur Goldberg • Bill Merritt (cricketer) • Erwin Thiesies • Helen Jacobs • Olav H. Hauge • Rica Erickson • Roger Tory Peterson • William Keepers Maxwell Jr. • William Saroyan