Henri Cartier-Bresson “An Alley in the Cuban Quarter. 1935.”

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USA. New York City. Manhattan. An alley in the Cuban quarter. 1935.

This photo by Henri Cartier-Bresson exemplifies the true meaning of a candid shot. The boy is focused on something in another direction. Yet, the framing of the image and the detail of the objects and background surrounding the boy makes it seem as though the audience is standing right in front of the boy.

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