Now the time has come for a serious exhibition of the master’s works. Cartier-Bresson was one of the founders of the Magnum Photos agency and worked with it for over 10 years. Now it pays back together with Cartier-Bresson’s Fund, presenting over 100 photographs selected by the man himself from tons of works he made during the years.

Photo by Henri Cartier-Bresson

He always made a ready photograph while shooting it: he never edited or cropped his works. He is also known for trying to shoot any scene at the moment of the highest emotional pressure, which he named "the turning point."

Cartier-Bresson’s life was interesting enough, as can be seen from the shots he made – in war, captivity, runaways, participation in the resistance movement, shootings in Asia while it was being released from the chains of imperialism.

His Leica was not always with him. But the moments he managed to capture were meant to be etched in the memory of thousands and millions of photography amateurs and professionals worldwide.

The 8th Photobiennale that has officially opened at Moscow’s Manezh Central Exhibition Hall this year is being held under the motto “Vive la France!” As this year was announced to be the year of France in Russia, the walls of the lower floor of the exhibition center are covered with works by Andrey Bezukladnikov, Martine Franck, Elliott Erwitt, Peter Lindbergh and Paolo Roversi. However the retrospective exhibition of Henri Cartier-Bresson is certainly the highlight of this photo-marathon.