He is also known for coining the term "decisive moment" Japanese and founding the photographer group "Magnum Photo" with Robert Capa and others in 1947.
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| 1908 | Born August 22 in Chanteroux, France. |
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| 1923 | Awaken to painting and surrealism |
| 1927-28 | Studied painting under André Roth |
| 1931 | Spend one year on the Ivory Coast in Africa. |
| 1932 | Held a solo exhibition at Julian Levy Gallari in New York. His work was later presented in Madrid. |
| 1934 | He joined the Folklore Survey Corps and spent one year in Mexico. Held a solo exhibition in the field. |
| 1935 | He lives in the United States, but does not take photographs, but is involved in filmmaking with Paul Strand. |
| 1936-39 | He was an assistant to film director Jean Renoir. |
| 1952-53 | Living in Europe. |
| 1937 | He makes documentary films about the Spanish Civil War. |
| 1954 | He was admitted to the Soviet Union as a Western photographer for the first time after détente. |
| 1940 | Taken prisoner by the Germans. |
| 1943 | In February, he succeeds in escaping for the third time. 1958-59 Returned to China for the 10th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and spent three months. |
| 1943 | Joined the underground organization MNPGD in France. He has photographed portraits of painters and writers such as Matisse, Bonnard, Pracque, Rouault and Claudel. |
| 1944-45 | He is a member of a group of professional photographers documenting the liberation of Paris and produces the film "Le Le Tour", which documents prisoners of war. |
| 1946 | The Museum of Modern Art in New York organized a memorial exhibition believing that he was killed in battle. He will stay in the United States for one year to prepare for the event. |
| 1947 | Together with Robert Capa, David Seymour, George Rodger, and others, he founded Magnum Photos, a group of photographers. He returned to Europe and began taking photographs in earnest. |
| 1948-50 | He spent three years in Asia, documenting the death of Gangi in India, the last six months of the Kuomintang regime and the first six months of the communist regime in China, and the country's independence in Indonesia. |
| 1960 | After photographing the Cuban report, he went to Mexico for the first time in almost 30 years and spent four months. After that, he lived in Canada. |
| 1965 | He will stay in India for six months and then in Japan for three months. |
| 1966 | He entrusts Magnum Photo with the management of his work, and he retires from the activity. |
| 1967 | At IBM's request, he will carry out a "man and machine" project. |
| 1970 | After one year of preparation, he held a large-scale solo exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris. Produced two documentaries for CBS News in the United States. |
| 1974 | Became devoted to drawing. |
| 1981 | Received the Grand Prix of Photography Award from the French Agency for Cultural Affairs. |
| 1986 | In Palermo, he received the Novecento Prize. |
| 2004 | Died at the age of 95 |