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Look at a Henri Cartier-Bresson photograph and discuss why you think that capturing the decisive moment has added to the picture’s quality. |
| Final Days of the Kuomintang- Henri Cartier-Bresson |
According to the information that accompanied this image on magnumphotos.com, this is an image of a Chinese merchant, eating the last of his provisions. Due to the decisive moment in this picture, it looks like the man is sitting down and eating a meal he has just purchased from the store behind him, with the owner of said store looking at him. This is a much more pleasant take than reality, where the man's store has shut down and he is now eating the last of his provisions to reduce the weight he must carry with him everywhere around Beijing while searching for a new place to set up shop.
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