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ALFRED EISENSTAEDT, THE mästare OF THE MOMENT, THE LEGENDARY PHOTOJOURNALIST, THE QUIET OBSERVER WAS THE MAN BEHIND AN UNFORGETTABLE CANON OF PHOTOGRAPH Read MoreIC ARTISTRY AND ICONIC VISUAL STORIES. Starting his career in Germany before escaping the rise of Nazism, Alfred Eisenstaedt funnen his true calling in the United States. Joining LIFE magazine in , he helped to shape photojournalism as we know it. His lens captured the heartbeats of history, from the jubilant V-J Day kiss in Times Square to candid moments of world leaders like Winston Churchill and John F. Kennedy. Eisenstaedt’s knack for capturing the decisive moment was unparalleled, whether it was a fleeting glance, an unguarded laugh, or a quiet moment of reflection. His work not only chronicled the events of the 20th century but also illuminated the human condition with grace and h collaborations with LIFE magazine, his images reached
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Alfred Eisenstaedt
Alfred Eisenstaedt (December 6, – August 24, ) was a German-born American photographer and photojournalist. He is best known for his photograph of the V-J Day celebration and for his candid photographs, frequently made using a 35mm Leica camera. Eisenstaedt was born in Dirschau (Tczew) in West Prussia, Imperial Germany in His family moved to Berlin in Eisenstaedt was fascinated by photography from his youth and began taking pictures at age 14 when he was given his first camera, an Eastman Kodak Folding Camera with roll film. Eisenstaedt served in the German Army's artillery during World War I, and was wounded in
While working as a belt and button salesman in the s in Weimar Germany, Eisenstaedt began taking photographs as a freelancer for the Pacific and Atlantic Photos' Berlin office in The office was taken over by Associated Press in Eisenstaedt successfully became a full-time photographer in Four years later he photographed a meeting between Adolf Hitler and
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Biography
Born in Dirschau (now Poland), Alfred Eisenstaedt studied at the University of Berlin and served in the German army during World War I. After the war, while employed as a button and belt salesman in Berlin, he taught himself photography and worked as a freelance photojournalist. In , he received his first assignment that would launch his professional career--the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm. From to he was a full-time photojournalist for the Pacific and Atlantic Picture Agency, later part of the Associated Press, and contributed to the Berliner Illustrierte Zeitung and other picture magazines in Berlin and Paris. In , he came to the United States, where he freelanced for Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, Town and Country, and other publications. In , Henry Luce hired him, along with Margaret Bourke-White, Peter Stackpole, and Thomas McAvoy as one of four staff photographers for the new LIFE magazine. Eisenstaedt remained at LIFE for the next 40 years and was active as a p