| Article number: | 082121778x |
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Alfred Eisenstaedt is one of the lengendary photographers of this century and a pioneer in the field of journalism. This book looks at his work, from his days in Germany in the 1930s through his career at Life magazine, where more than 2500 assignments led him on adventures around the world.
Celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of Eisenstaedt's birth, a far-reaching glimpse into the groundbreaking work of the photographer who captured many dramatic images from all over the world.
Born in West Prussia, Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898-1995) was inseparable from his camera ever since he was gifted one aged thirteen. In 1928 he began his photographic career at the agency Pacific Atlantic Photos’ Berlin, capturing key figures such as Hitler and Mussolini. He later moved to New York, where he spent the next five decades photographing for LIFE magazine, his images appearing on more than eighty covers. He was an extremely influential photographer and has since been called the ‘Father of Photojournalism’
