HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON/ FORM & MOOD

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

Place de L'Europe - Gare Saint Lazare 1932

 

This photo from Henri Cartier-Bresson, I would describe the photo to look very haunting because of the fogginess with the gravestones behind the sinister shaped fence in front. Looking at the whole photograph it seems very dramatic with the reflection of the restless man running but frozen in the image.

FORM

The medium of the work is decisive moment. The decisive moment means, when you go out to take photographs, you sit and wait for the moment in time you want to take a picture of then shoot hundreds of photos in that one moment. Not when you go out and shoot a hundred photos in completely different places. 

MOOD
The work makes me feel distressed and unsettled. I feel this vibe from the photograph because of the gloomy fog within the gravestones behind the scary looking fence. In addition, the photo being black and white makes the man look creepy and scary, like he is running away from something bad in the foreground.