HCB Books: 'Europeans' or 'The Man, The Image & The World'?

[cambolt]

I'm trying to expand my photo book collection a little. I wonder if any of you could tell me which of these books you would pick if you're looking for something a little different to the usual Henri Cartier Bresson we usually see knocking around the interwebs.

Also: I hate it when photos are printed across pages, are the photos in either of these often like that?

Thanks

[rxmd]

You could look for a secondhand copy of "The Decisive Moment", they sell for around $400 nowadays.

[cambolt]

Originally Posted by rxmd

You could look for a secondhand copy of "The Decisive Moment", they sell for around $400 nowadays.

Possibly a little out of my budget... possibly... maybe just a little. I suppose $370 more isn't that much, really

[rxmd]

Originally Posted by cambolt

Possibly a little out of my budget... possibly... maybe just a little. I suppose $370 more isn't that much, really

OK, I see that... "Ten times more isn't that much more, really" or something

But it's pretty much the most influential Cartier-Bresson book of all of them; if I had to pick one, this would be it.

[cambolt]

I think I could manage
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/HENRI-CAR...#ht_808wt_1037

[rxmd]

Originally Posted by cambolt

I think I could manage
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/HENRI-CAR...#ht_808wt_1037

Hey, you can almost buy a Leica for that money

Now that's just outrageous.

[DriesI]

I have "the man, the image and the world"

It's a great collection of his work. It contains all his well known images and a whole lot of lesser known and unknown images. Some of these are great, others are unknown for a reason. Very inspiring overall.

Most pages are layouts of two or three images in different sizes. Typically one larger and two (very) small. I prefer one image per page, but that would make for a very thick book.

Some images are printed across pages (which I hate as well). A quick flip through revealed about a dozen spreads on 350 pages of pictures.

[boomguy57]

Originally Posted by DriesI

I have "the man, the image and the world"

It's a great collection of his work. It contains all his well known images and a whole lot of lesser known and unknown images. Some of these are great, others are unknown for a reason. Very inspiring overall.

Most pages are layouts of two or three images in different sizes. Typically one larger and two (very) small. I prefer one image per page, but that would make for a very thick book.

Some images are printed across pages (which I hate as well). A quick flip through revealed about a dozen spreads on 350 pages of pictures.

I agree...I don't have "The Europeans", but I have this one. Good collection of well-known shots, and some lesser-known ones too. Recommended (and cheaper than the above-mentioned book!).

[lynnb]

I have http://www.amazon.com/Henri-Cartier-...n+photographer. Nice book, good reproduction quality, one photo per page, large images (printed on facing pages only).

[robklurfield]

Try this, from a 2010 exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York:

http://www.momastore.org/museum/moma...&purpose=crawl

Affordable. Reasonably comprehensive. Some good text, too. The show in person was quite remarkable.