Famous Photographer:
Alfred Eisenstaedt
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About Alfred Eisenstaedt
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Alfred was born December 6, 1898)
Dirschau (Tczew), West Prussia, Imperial Germany.
He had a natural talent for Photojournalism
Eisenstaedt’s family moved to Berlin in 1906. He served in
the German Army's artillery during WWI, and got wounded
in in 1918. While working as a belt and button salesman in
the 1920’s in Germany, Alfred began taking photographs as
a freelancer for the Berliner Tageblatt.
He was considered the father of Journalism. After he
emigrated to the US in 1935 and joined the original
photography staff at Life magazine.
His photographer career
In time, he was successful enough to become a full-time
photographer in 1929. Four years later he photographed
a meeting between Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini in
Italy.
Alfred was one of the first 4 photographers to ever be hired
in New York for Life magazine.
His work not only came out in Life magazine but as well
appeared in many European picture magazines in the
1930s.He would dominate more than 2,500 picture
stories and 90 cover photos to the magazine, including
outstanding portraits of kings, dictators, film stars, and
ordinary people just like me and you. That’s what made
him so authentic.
The photo he is most known for is the
VJ Day one. With a passion usually
reserved for lovers. Even those who
didn’t know his name still knew his
picture.
In my opinion I think that that picture
shows love and celebration of our
country saying it’s the end of the
war.
His influence and inspiration came to
him what caught his attention was a
new camera called the Ermanox
invented by fellow German, Erich
Salomon. This camera did a lot and
was the turning point in his love for
picture taking. Eisenstaedt set up
his first darkroom in his family's
bathroom.
“Children at Puppet Theatre” , 1963
His most recognized and famous photo. A sailor kissing a
woman on V-J Day taken at the heart of Times Square named
“The Kiss” in 1945.
Marilyn Monroe
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One of his images was published on
the cover of the second issue of Life,
and he went on to become the leading
Life photographer.
He was established as one of the first
and most important photojournalists.
His friends called him, "Eisie.“
His father owned a department store
and made an above-average living for
his family.
His uncle gave him a camera for his
14th birthday, but Eisenstaedt quickly
lost interest in it.
Eisenstaedt graduated from the
Hohenzollern Gymnasium in Berlin.
He was drafted to go to the war in
1916 for the German army.
Eisenstaedt was injured and almost
lost his legs in the war.
ten years he sold buttons and belts.