Henri CARTIER-BRESSON will by 90 years old on August 22nd , 1998. His work has documented the century.
He has always wanted his photos to speak for themselves, without drawing attention to the author.

Very few portraits of him have ever been published.

Exceptionally he has agreed to the publication of a series of portraits shot by Martine FRANCK in a book by Ferdinando SCIANNA with this short explanation:


"As long as I was shooting photo reportages it was necessary for me not to be recognized, to pass unnoticed. In order to observe well you need to be anonymous. We are not actors,...