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Henri Cartier-Bresson Quotes: They ... asked me: 'How do you make your pictures?' I was puzzled ... I said, I don't know, it's not important.
         

They ... asked me: 'How do you make your pictures?' I was puzzled ... I said, I don't know, it's not important.


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For me, the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity.



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Oop! The Moment! Once you miss it, it is gone forever.



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