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The 9 Most Iconic Documentary Photographs of All Time

Documentary photographs are one of the most direct and confrontational art forms, grabbing a snapshot moment before it disappears forever. In contrast with other types of photography, documentary photographs are more instantaneous, responding to events without staging or artifice. This means the documentary photographer has to be in the right place at the right time, waiting for what the great photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson called “the decisive moment.”

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The 9 Most Iconic Documentary Photographs of All Time
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