Photographer: Henri Cartier-Bresson
This photograph taken at the time of Indian independence, focuses on a small, everyday occurrence: a teacher instructing his students on the streets of Jaipur. The nature of the photograph exemplifies Cartier-Bresson's dedication to representing human dignity and to working as an unobserved observer, often anonymous in the crowd and using only a simple 35mm camera. The aesthetic of this photograph certainly evolved from his work in press photography, in which each image must tell a story in a single frame.
Source: metmuseum.org
%2C-Bengal---c1860.jpg "Teachers and Students Sitting Outside of a Village School near Calcutta (Kolkata), Bengal - c1860")
-in-Maharashtra-1873-c.jpg "Vintage Photograph of a Group of Students in the Alexandra Native Girls' Institution at Bombay (Mumbai) 1873")
-in-Maharashtra-1873-d.jpg "Vintage Photograph of a Group of Students in the Alexandra Native Girls' Institution at Bombay (Mumbai) 1873")
-in-Maharashtra-1873-b.jpg "Group of Students from the Alexandra Native Girls' Institution at Bombay (Mumbai) in Maharashtra 1873")
-1873.jpg "Group of Students from the Alexandra Native Girls' Institution at Bombay (Mumbai) in Maharashtra 1873")
-1890's-b.jpg "Building of Alexandra Native Girls' English Institution, Bombay (Mumbai) 1890's")
-1890's-c.jpg "Building of Alexandra Native Girls' English Institution, Bombay (Mumbai) 1890's")
-1890's.jpg "Building of Alexandra Native Girls' English Institution, Bombay (Mumbai) 1890's")
-1873.jpg "Vintage Photograph of a Class in the Alexandra Native Girls' Institution at Bombay (Mumbai) 1873")
