Henri Cartier-Bresson - The creative act lasts...

The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap the fleeting prey in your little box.

Henri Cartier-Bresson

French Photographer

Born: Aug 22, 1908

Died: Aug 3, 2004

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Art, You, Creative, Long, Enough, Lasts, Prey, Instant, Lightning, Box, Camera, Just, Little, Fleeting, Act, Your, Creative Act, Moment, Trap, Brief, Brief Moment, Level

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