Click here to read a slide show essay about the early years of Henri Cartier-Bresson’s career. His work is currently on view, along with Martin Munkacsi’s, at the International Center for Photography in New York.
(Note: In 1947, Cartier-Bresson helped found Magnum Photos. Since 2005, Slate and Magnum have jointly produced “ Today’s Pictures,” which appears on Slate.)
