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Cartier-Bresson's Iconic Photo Broke His Own Rules

Henri Cartier-Bresson's iconic 1932 photograph, 'Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare,' was created by breaking his own strict rules against cropping and using the viewfinder.

By Clara Evans

#Henri Cartier-Bresson#Street Photography#Decisive Moment

Art Tech•Oct 17, 2025

Antique Retouching Desk Served as 19th Century Photoshop

Photographer Markus Hofstätter used an antique 19th-century retouching desk to manually edit a glass wet plate negative, demonstrating pre-digital photo manipulation.

By Daniel Evans

#analog photography#photo retouching#19th century photography

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Cartier-Bresson's Iconic Photo Broke His Own Rules

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