Leading lines
Look for the leading lines
For other examples:
Alkan Hassan p. 21
Luca Campigotto p. 38
Joel Sternfeld p. 68
Jeanloup Sieff p. 88
Great compositions take you on a journey. Your eyes are guided around the image on a specific path, leading to where the photographer wants to take you.
Here, Henri Cartier-Bresson has taken a simple scene and created something beautiful. Instantly the strong, downward point of view makes us feel like we’re falling into the composition. Soon our eyes latch onto the foreground railings and descend down the steps. As the railings bend to the left, the kerb becomes more dominant. Only then do we arc around ...
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