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March 28, 1930 1 min read

How did street photography turn ordinary sidewalks into art galleries?

Street photography — candid photographs of everyday life in public spaces — emerged as a distinct genre through the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson, who coined the concept of the 'decisive moment.' Cartier-Bresson believed the best photographs happened when geometry, emotion, and timing aligned in a fraction of a second.

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