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Henri Cartier Bresson: Ballerina & Genius of Photography

The best show on television that’s not available in the United States stepped it up (literally) in Episode 3, touching on Henri Cartier Bresson and the genesis of the art of street photography. Best was the vintage footage of HCB photographing a couple on the street, while demonstrating this little leg kick, timed to the click of his shutter.

Fantastic. Too great to not make an animated gif.

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» Henri Cartier Ballerina, Genius of Photography Nov 13 2007 / 9pm

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Shane Lavalette Nov 13 2007 / 11pm

That leg kick gives me chills.

Tom Swanborough-Nilson Nov 14 2007 / 6am

So many thanks for turning me on to this program. Even though I live here in the UK I didn’t know it was coming on until I saw your entry about it a while back.

Laurie McGinley Nov 14 2007 / 1pm

This is a delightful animated gif! It is rare to find one that is as enjoyable as this to watch loop through.

matt Nov 14 2007 / 7pm

At least when he does that move, he looks like a stork.
(not a dork) A friend of mine saw me trying that at night
and laughed so hard that he had to wipe away tears…

olivier laude Nov 14 2007 / 11pm

love seeing the recognition Vaccarro gets in the BBC doc.

Michael David Murphy Nov 16 2007 / 10am

Yeah, that was really surprising, and a treat. It’s interesting to me how attention often hits both ends of the spectrum; the famous and the anonymous. It’s great to see it hit someone in the middle - an unsung soldier, trudging along, doing the work.

Martin Amis Nov 16 2007 / 12pm

Episode 4 is a cracker….I just wish we could see all the extra footage that must have been shot…more of Meyerowitz/Shore/Sternfeld, more of the surreal Parr/Gossage encounter and more of the priceless Eggleston press conference.

JASON CAMPBELL Nov 18 2007 / 4am

Hey,I found The Genius of Photography episodes 1 2 and 3

1 http://openflv.com/watch?v=ODIyODM5OQ==&p=0
2 http://openflv.com/watch?v=ODIyODM5OQ==&p=1
3 http://openflv.com/watch?v=NjQ4NDQ1Ng==&p=0

if you are on a mac download the Divx player here
http://www.divx.com/

Jason Campbell Nov 20 2007 / 10pm

The Ovation Channel is running the entire series this week. Hope your cable company has it.

http://www.ovationtv.com/

Bryan Formhals Nov 23 2007 / 5pm

Jason: do you have links to episodes 4 & 5?

Jason Campbell Dec 10 2007 / 3am

Someone finally posted all 6 episodes of the Genius of Photography here

http://openflv.com/watch?v=MTY5ODM2Nw==&p=0