Henri Cartier-Bresson, Paul Strand: Mexique, 1932–1934

Bringing together such different works by two great masters in the history of photography is not self‑evident. There are many points of convergence, but their styles are profoundly different. The American’s immobility contrasts with Frenchman’s fluidity. They both travelled to Mexico during the same period and they crossed paths in New York in 1935 when they joined the political filmmakers’ group Nykino (which later became Frontier Films) in order to explore filmmaking at a critical point in their respective careers.

This book was published on the occasion of the exhibition 'Henri Cartier‑Bresson, Paul Strand: Mexique', which was held at Fondation Henri Cartier‑Bresson, Paris from 11 January to 22 April 2012.