Henri Cartier-Bresson：Europeans

In1955,HenriCartier-Bressonpublished"TheEuropeans",aportraitofthecontinentdocumentingalandscapeshadowedbythewar.Inthisbook,thephotographerbringstogetherimagesspanningtheyearsfromthelate1920stotheearly1970s.HehastravelledacrossEurope,fromtheScandinavianshieldtotheIrishbogs,inordertocapturewhatitmeanstobeEuropean.Beyondnationalismandtheparticularcharacteristicsofeachcultureandnation,hehasfoundevidenceofagreateridentity,alikenesssharedbythepeopleandthelandscape.Hisphotographsseektospeakofthesamedailyceremony,oftheongoingbusinessoflivingforpeopleacrossEurope,whetherPolishpriestsinalborcassock,orAbruzzipeasantsshroudedintheblackoftheircloaksandhats.