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Henri Cartier-Bresson is widely considered the master of candid photography using the Leica 35mm rangefinder camera. Cartier-Bresson is considered the father of photojournalism. He was one of the first photographers to shoot in the 35mm format and helped to develop the photojournalistic "street photography" style that influenced generations of photographers to come. Kodak's Plus-X and Tri-X films and the sharpness of Leica lenses allowed documentary photographers to work almost by stealth, to capture the events that surrounded them. These photographers operated with what Cartier-Bresson called "the velvet hand...the hawk's eye." He believed in composing his photographs in his camera and not in the darkroom. His showcased this belief by having his photographs be printed at full-frame and completely free of any manipulation (description: Wikipedia). Read more about Cartier-Bresson.

Sidewalk Cafe, Boulevard Diderot Cartier-Bresson, Henri Buy this Art Print at AllPosters.com	View from the Towers of Notre Dame Cartier-Bresson, Henri Buy this Art Print at AllPosters.com
Queen Charlotte's Ball, 1959 Cartier-Bresson, Henri Buy this Art Print at AllPosters.com	En Brie Cartier-Bresson, Henri Buy this Art Print at AllPosters.com
Henri Matisse Cartier-Bresson, Henri Buy this Art Print at AllPosters.com	Punjab, India, 1948 Cartier-Bresson, Henri Buy this Art Print at AllPosters.com