Man and machine : photographs

New York: Viking Press, 1971. Hardcover. G/Poor, dj has tears at all edges. Covers lightly bumped. Pages are clean and tight.. Glossy illustrated dj; grey cloth covers. 116 pages (chiefly illustrations). With man, as with matter, chance and randomness may actually be the most representative forms of reality. The accident of human expression, the passing look of curiosity, of boredom, discovery, frustration, enthusiasm, faith, or happiness--such unique moments can be caught by that modern instrument, the camera, but only when mastered by an artist who has overcome its physical limitations and freed himself from its material constraints. This is Man and Machine: the mastery by man of his own electronic and mechanical creations. By his personal example of human control over a technical tool, and through his profound artistry, world-famous photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson reveals to us in this new book the interdependence of subject and object. His photographs are complemented by brief quotations from writers from Aristotle to Einstein.--Jacket flap
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