DECISIVE MOMENTS – HENRI CARTIER BRESSON – ORIGINAL

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Alicante. Valencia Province, Spain, 1933. Henri Cartier Bresson/magnum photos

Hyères. The Var department, France, 1932. Henri Cartier Bresson/magnum photos

French writer Albert Camus. Paris, France, 1944. Henri Cartier Bresson/magnum photos

Seville. Andalucia, Spain, 1933. Henri Cartier Bresson/magnum photos

Seville. Andalucia, Spain, 1933. Henri Cartier Bresson/magnum photos

In a train. Romania, 1975. Henri Cartier Bresson/magnum photos

Place de l'Europe. Gare Saint Lazare. Paris, France, 1932. Henri Cartier Bresson/magnum photos

As the value of the paper money sank, the Kuomintang decided to distribute 40 grams of gold per person. Thousands came out and waited in line for hours. The police, equipped with the remnants of the armies of the International Concession, made only a gesture toward maintaining order. Ten people were crushed to death. Shanghai, China, 1948. Henri Cartier Bresson/magnum photos

New York City, USA, 1947 Henri Cartier Bresson/magnum photos

Swiss painter and sculptor, Alberto Giacometti. 14th arrondissement. Rue d'Alésia. Paris, France, 1961. Henri Cartier Bresson/magnum photos

Brussels, Belgium, 1932. Henri Cartier Bresson/magnum photos

French painter Henri Matisse at his home, villa "le Rêve". Vence, France, 1944. Henri Cartier Bresson/magnum photos

A farewell service for the late actor Danjuro held at the Aoyama Funeral Hall (according to Shinto rites). Tokyo, Japan, 1965. Henri Cartier Bresson/magnum photos

Sunday on the banks of River Marne. France, 1938. Henri Cartier Bresson/magnum photos

Calle Cuauhtemoctzin. Mexico City, Mexico, 1934. Henri Cartier Bresson/magnum photos

Muslim women on the slopes of Hari Parbal Hill, praying toward the sun rising behind the Himalayas. Srinagar, Kashmir, India, 1948. Henri Cartier Bresson/magnum photos

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Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908 – 2004) is considered to be the father of modern photojournalism.

He was 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 who followed. The Retrospective at the Museum für Gestaltung in Zürich presents for the first time around 300 photographs along with some of his films and the accompanying relevant publications.