Henri Cartier-Bresson and His Cameras - Felix Hoffmann & Jo Geier

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Jo Geier I Mint And Rare

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Hello and welcome to my podcast. I'm Jo Geier, owner of the vintage camera shop Mint & Rare and co-founder of Wetzlar Camera Auctions. This podcast is about vintage cameras, lenses, product releases and collectors' items. Our aim is to engage with you on all analog camera-related topics and provide you with news and interesting episodes. Feel free to contact us via email info@jogeier.com – we’d love to hear from you and get you involved as much as possible.

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Henri Cartier-Bresson and His Cameras - Felix Hoffmann & Jo Geier - Mint & Rare Podcast #5

Jo Geier I Mint And Rare

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Henri Cartier-Bresson and His Cameras - Felix Hoffmann & Jo Geier - Mint & Rare Podcast #5

In this episode, Jo Geier, founder of Mint & Rare and Wetzlar Camera Auctions, sits down with Felix Hoffmann of Photo Arsenal Vienna to explore the legacy of Henri Cartier-Bresson – his life, his philosophy of the decisive moment, and the Leica cameras that shaped his work.0:16 – Introduction with Jo Geier & Felix Hoffmann0:56 – How the exhibition was prepared4:28 – Henri Cartier-Bresson’s first cameras: Leica I, Leica II, Leica IIIc6:24 – Exhibition photographs illustrating the philosophy of the decisive moment10:12 – Focus on ordinary people: the socialist idea11:39 – Vintage Leica advertising: traveling with Leica12:47 – Funeral of Mahatma Gandhi14:20 – Leica M3, Leica IIIg, 50mm and 35mm Summicron, Leica M6, Minilux17:19 – More interesting facts about Cartier-Bresson and Leica18:35 – More about personality of Henri Cartier-BressonVisit the exhibition until 21st of September: https://www.fotoarsenalwien.at/enDon’t miss our content on other platforms:Website – https://www.jogeier.comInstagram – / mintandrare Facebook – / mintandrare TikTok – / mintandrare #JoGeier #FelixHoffmann #HenriCartierBresson #LeicaHistory #VintageCameras #MintAndRare #PhotographyPodcast #CameraCollecting #LeicaM3 #leicam6 Image credits & sources1. George Hoyningen-Huene – Henri Cartier-Bresson with his first Leica I (Fondation Cartier-Bresson, Paris, 1935)© George Hoyningen-Huene Estate Archives2. Leica II (Model D) – Source: Wetzlar Camera Auctions3. Leitz Leica IIIc Chrome w/ Summitar 2/5cm – Source: https://www.jogeier.com/leitz-leica-i...4. Henri Cartier-Bresson, Epiphanie, Piazza Navona, Rome, 1951© Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos5. Henri Cartier-Bresson, Boy Carrying a Wine Bottle (Rue Mouffetard, Paris, 1954)6. Jane Bown – Henri Cartier-Bresson with Leica M3, c.19577. Ara Güler – Henri Cartier-Bresson with Leica M38. Leica M6 with H.C.B. marked Summicron 50mm & personal note – Source: Photographica Auctionen © 20089. Henri Cartier-Bresson, Derrière la Gare Saint-Lazare, Paris, 1932 © Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos10. Leica IIIg Black ‘HCB’ – Source: Leitz Auction11. Summicron 35mm f/2 Black Paint ‘Cartier-Bresson’ – Source: Leitz Auction12. Henri Cartier-Bresson, Gandhi’s secretary at Gandhi’s funeral pyre, Delhi, India – Source: Phillips13. Henri Cartier-Bresson with Leica M6 – Photo: REUTERS / Charles Platiau14. Henri Cartier-Bresson with Leica Minilux – Photo: David Douglas Duncan