Henri Cartier Bresson Quote

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"写真を撮ることは、すべての感覚を集中させて一瞬の現実を捉えるために息を止めることです。"

Translations

“It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, hear...”

Henri Cartier Bresson

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