Edited by Clement Chéroux The first scholarly, lavishly illustrated biography of French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, on the occasion of his 100th birthday. The story of his life reads like a novel: a gifted young man from a wealthy Paris family finds his calling via painting, the Surrealists, acting, and filming. Turning his Leica camera into a magic instrument, he revolutionizes the art of photography. Schirmer/Mosel. Ca. 144 pages, ca. 250 color and duotone plates. Size: 14 x 21 cm, softcover. German edition.