Henri Cartier-Bresson: the man, the myth, the photography legend. Born in 1908 in the oh-so-French sounding Chanteloup-en-Brie (which is not a cheese, by the way), he started out as a painter. But then, in a plot twist worthy of a Hollywood movie, he switched to photography in the 1930s. Talk about a career change!

This guy was the master of "the decisive moment" – a fancy way of saying he was really good at snapping pics at just the right time. His photos were so candid and spontaneous, they made your unplanned selfies look staged. He was the original street photographer, roaming the streets with his camera like a modern-day urban cowboy.

35mm film was his weapon of choice. Why? Because it let him capture life's moments like a ninja – quickly and without anyone noticing. He was basically the paparazzi of everyday life, but in a cool, artistic way.

Cartier-Bresson was also a bit of a globetrotter. He traveled the world, camera in hand, documenting everything from wars to weddings. His photos of Paris being liberated in 1944 are so famous, they're practically celebrities in their own right.

But wait, there's more! He wasn't just a photographer; he was also a writer and an artist, because why be good at one thing when you can be good at three? He even helped start Magnum Photos in 1947, which is like the Avengers of photography agencies.