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Walker Evans
American realist photographer Walker Evans was born in 1903. He aspired to become a writer and moved to New York, however, he decided to make photography his profession in 1928. He created his photographs with his Polaroid SX-70 camera, and an endless supply of film given to
him by the camera's manufacturer. Most of his pictures are in black and white and of "timeless artifacts of everyday life". He wanted his pictures to be "pure record not propaganda".
him by the camera's manufacturer. Most of his pictures are in black and white and of "timeless artifacts of everyday life". He wanted his pictures to be "pure record not propaganda". Evans used many angles in his photographs, and tried to capture a sense of humanity. He is best known for his photographs documenting the American South in the 1930's, during the Great Depression. At that time, he was working with a large 8X10 in. view camera.
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Henri Cartier-Bresson
Henri Cartier-Bresson was born in France in 1908. As a child he took vacation photographs with his Box Brownie. However it was not until 1931, at the age of 23, that Bresson had really 'discovered' photography. At this time he was using a Leica camera, but throughout his 
photography career he relied on his 35mm rangefinder. He preferred to use this small and rather amateur camera because of its speed and mobility, and claimed that it became an "extension of [his] eye".
photography career he relied on his 35mm rangefinder. He preferred to use this small and rather amateur camera because of its speed and mobility, and claimed that it became an "extension of [his] eye".Noted as one of the greatest photographers of his time, Bresson was one of the first to undertake "street photography". The majority of his photography is "a collection of little, human details, concerned images with universal meaning and suggestion." In his photographs, he tried to show the beauty of "things as they are" by taking 
subtle pictures in black and white, and concentrating on the contrasts and composition of the photograph. He liked for his photographs to each tell a story of their own.
subtle pictures in black and white, and concentrating on the contrasts and composition of the photograph. He liked for his photographs to each tell a story of their own."Photography is nothing - it's life that interests me." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
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