HCB Books: 'Europeans' or 'The Man, The Image & The World'?

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I'm trying to expand my photo book collection a little. I wonder if any of you could tell me which of these books you would pick if you're looking for something a little different to the usual Henri Cartier Bresson we usually see knocking around the interwebs.

Also: I hate it when photos are printed across pages, are the photos in either of these often like that?

Thanks
 
You could look for a secondhand copy of "The Decisive Moment", they sell for around $400 nowadays.
 
rxmd said:
You could look for a secondhand copy of "The Decisive Moment", they sell for around $400 nowadays.
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Possibly a little out of my budget... possibly... maybe just a little. I suppose $370 more isn't that much, really:eek:
 
cambolt said:
Possibly a little out of my budget... possibly... maybe just a little. I suppose $370 more isn't that much, really:eek:
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OK, I see that... "Ten times more isn't that much more, really" or something :)

But it's pretty much the most influential Cartier-Bresson book of all of them; if I had to pick one, this would be it.
 
I have "the man, the image and the world"

It's a great collection of his work. It contains all his well known images and a whole lot of lesser known and unknown images. Some of these are great, others are unknown for a reason. Very inspiring overall.

Most pages are layouts of two or three images in different sizes. Typically one larger and two (very) small. I prefer one image per page, but that would make for a very thick book.

Some images are printed across pages (which I hate as well). A quick flip through revealed about a dozen spreads on 350 pages of pictures.
 
DriesI said:
I have "the man, the image and the world"

It's a great collection of his work. It contains all his well known images and a whole lot of lesser known and unknown images. Some of these are great, others are unknown for a reason. Very inspiring overall.

Most pages are layouts of two or three images in different sizes. Typically one larger and two (very) small. I prefer one image per page, but that would make for a very thick book.

Some images are printed across pages (which I hate as well). A quick flip through revealed about a dozen spreads on 350 pages of pictures.
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I agree...I don't have "The Europeans", but I have this one. Good collection of well-known shots, and some lesser-known ones too. Recommended (and cheaper than the above-mentioned book!).
 
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