In the moment, the photographer didn’t ask for the details of his subjects, which led to years of speculation and false claims of their identity. In a photograph a person’s eyes tell much, sometimes they tell all. By 1935 he had moved to New York carrying with him his notoriety as a photographer. Before World War II, he photographed notables including fascists Adolph Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Joseph Goebbels. Navy sailor is pictured passionately grabbing a passing woman and dipping her in an embrace, in a celebration of the US’s victory over Japan. Every professional should remain always in his heart an amateur. The Associated Press hired Alfred Eisenstaedt in 1929 to work for them as a professional photographer out of their office in Germany. His most well-known photo, Eisenstaedt captured this image in New York City’s Times Square on August 14, 1945. Here are a selection of his most memorable images:

'They don't take me too seriously with my little camera,' he said to New York Magazine, 'I don't come as a photographer. His subjects felt relaxed in the presence of a less obtrusive camera and Eisenstaedt was able to capture timeless, candid photos of some of the era’s biggest names. He was a pioneer of this style, and this led to his success as a portraitist. Unlike most news photographers of the time, he favored small 35mm film cameras and natural lighting-not the large, bulky 4”x5” press cameras with flash attachments that his contemporaries lugged around. Over his career he had more than 90 of his photos featured on the cover of the magazine, and over 2,500 of his photo stories published.Įisenstaedt was renowned for his ability to capture images with speed and flexibility. You probably know him as the person who captured the iconic V-J Day kiss image in Times Square. The UNTOLD GAZE is a large format fine art book - 11x11 inches hardbound, 160 pages, full color - a collection of almost ninety of Stephen's paintings paired with short fiction and poetry inspired by his work.

Alfred Eisenstaedt was one of LIFE Magazine’s most notable photographers and photojournalists.

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