Design Inspiration

Many great creators look outside of themselves to find inspiration.

Some look to past creator's work

Others draw idea from the natural.

Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French Photographer, and the father of modern photojournalism. Cartier-Bresson exclusively used Leica 35 mm rangefinder cameras equipped with normal 50 mm lenses or a wide-angle for landscapes. Cartier-Bresson worked exclusively in black and white. He helped develop the street photography or the real life style that have influence on photographers today.

Henri Cartier-Bresson, Behind the Gare St. Lazare

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Cartier-Bresson)

He also founded Magnum Photo. According to him, "Magnum is a community of thought, a shared human quality, a curiosity about what is going on in the world, a respect for what is going on and a desire to transcribe it visually."

His mission was to illustrated time and some of his first projects were People Live Everywhere, Youth of the World, Women of the World and The Child Generation. Magnum aimed to use photography in the service of humanity, and provided arresting, widely viewed images.

I find it very interesting that he once said,"I've never been interested in the process of photography, never, never. Right from the beginning. For me, photography with a small camera like the Leica is an instant drawing."He see his photo as drawing or a sketch rater than a capture of a moment.