Henri Cartier-Bresson was a Frenchman whoes ability to capture the "Decisive Moment" made him a legendary figure in photojournalism. Ever since he discovered the Leica camera, a camera that was revoloutionary because it was light and not cumbersum, Cartier-Bresson prowled the streets all day and lay in wait to capture a shot that 'preserved life in the act of living'. The decisive moment has been described as 'a singular photograph that releases great excitement and enthusiasm'. It captures a burst of energy, heightened emotions and life as it was happening, not set up or posed in any way.
These days it is a lot easier to capture the decisive moment as the cameras we now have are much more techknowledgly advanced. We see the decisive moment a lot in photojournalism wether its the moment a survivor is pulled from wreckage or the moment an athelete trips over a hurdle.
<----Henri Cartier Bresson's decisive moment.
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