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We like to engage in "print exchanges" on RFF sometimes. Apparently, Willy Ronis and Henri Cartier-Bresson did the same, at least once. Here (click) is an article that appeared in the French newspaper l'Humanité upon HCB's death in 2004. Ronis (who, for the benefit of those who don't know, is a long-time celebrated photojournalist and member of Magnum, which HCB founded) was interviewed at the time. A quotation from this interview appears at the bottom of the article. Ronis mentions the print exchange and recounts his words to HCB, which I translated here:
"I'd like to have a print of your photograph of the children at Simiane-la-Rotonde because there is extraordinary tenderness in it. I'm an incurable sentimental, and this photograph simply makes my heart beat."
The HCB photo that Ronis mentions is a relatively obscure one, but it perfectly mirrors Ronis's predilection. The photograph may have Cartier-Bresson's typical geometry, but I think it has all of Ronis's sentimentality, as well. It makes me see HCB and Ronis as a sort of Kubrick-and-Spielberg team, yet in much better complementation.
What is your favorite HCB photo?
"I'd like to have a print of your photograph of the children at Simiane-la-Rotonde because there is extraordinary tenderness in it. I'm an incurable sentimental, and this photograph simply makes my heart beat."
The HCB photo that Ronis mentions is a relatively obscure one, but it perfectly mirrors Ronis's predilection. The photograph may have Cartier-Bresson's typical geometry, but I think it has all of Ronis's sentimentality, as well. It makes me see HCB and Ronis as a sort of Kubrick-and-Spielberg team, yet in much better complementation.
What is your favorite HCB photo?