Henri cartier bresson was a street photographer that had changed photgraphy by taking some of the stunning pictures by using the Leica camera, a tool that was ahead of its time and very revolutionary in the photography industry. Bresson was so influential that he was considered the "Father of modern photojournalism".
Bresson came from a prosperous and wealthy background given that his father was a very successful textile manufacturer, this meant that he was lucky enough to have enough money to financially support his interests in photography. The amount of funding he got from his parents meant that he had the oppourtunity to purchase a Leica camera something that most photographers didn't have the opportuniy to obtain seeing as the Leica camera was an up-to-the-minute instrument presented to the photography industry meaning that it was probably very expensive and and only a limited amount were made, resulting in it being very exclusive.
Decisive moment - "A candid photograph taken at the precise moment which defines or illustrates the entire story or action."
The leica camera was the tool used to change the world through photography because it now allowed ambitious photographers to take pictures almost instantaneously permitting them to take photos of such spontaneity that would otherwise be near impossible.
They used 35mm cine film which meant that journalist could send their unexposed images, in a film cassette, by mail.
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