Humanist photography

Brassaï (Gyula Halász). Lovers Under a Street Lamp. (Les amoureux sous un rèverbére). c. 1932. Gelatin silver print. 11 7/16 × 8 1/4" (29.1 × 21 cm). David H. McAlpin Fund. 2532.1967. © Estate Brassaï-RMN. Photography

deterritorialization: “ likeafieldmouse: Linn Heidi Stokkedal ”

Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908 – 2004) was a French humanist photographer considered a master of candid photography, and an early user of 35 mm film. He pioneered the genre of street photography, and conceived of photography as capturing a decisive moment. His work has influenced many photographers. These impressive black and white photos will prove that why Henri was one of the most talented artists of street photography.

If I was asked to make the claustrophobic choice of picking only one photographer's work to keep with me forever as a source of inspiration and imagery, André Kertész's work would be it. All right … I'd have a hard time ruling out a lot of photographers like Helen Levitt, Mary Ellen Mark or Josef Koudelka, but in the end, Kertész would be the one. But why him? Because he did everything when it comes to photography, and he did everything at a great level of mastery. His images are still…

Marian Schmidt (b. 1945) is a Polish photographer and founder of the humanist photography renewal in Poland. He is considered by many - next to Henri Cartier-Bresson - as a master of image composition. He believes that the most important content in photography is visual poetry and transcendence, thus his admiration for Edouard Boubat and…

O YOU AND your squeeze have had the talk. You’ve decided to open up your relationship. Time to hit the local bar/kink party/games night, and soon you and

Henri Cartier-Bresson. Behind the Gare St. Lazare. 1932. Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s. 13 7/8 × 9 1/2" (35.2 × 24.1 cm). Gift of the artist, by exchange. 249.2005. © 2024 Henri Cartier-Bresson/Magnum Photos, courtesy Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, Paris. Photography

Salman Rushdie on what the books “Slaughterhouse-Five,” by Kurt Vonnegut, “Catch-22,” by Joseph Heller, and others tell us about the nature of war and humanity.

For over sixty years, Sabine Weiss’s name has been synonymous with the seminal era of French Humanist photography. A living legend, Weiss’s images from 1950