Alfred Eisenstaedt (December 6, 1898 – August 23, 1995) was a German-born American photographer and photojournalist. He began his career in Germany prior to World War II but achieved prominence as a staff photographer for Life magazine after moving to the U.S. Life featured more than 90 of his pictures on its covers, and more than 2,500 of his photo stories were published.
Alfred Eisenstaedt (December 6, 1898 – August 23, 1995) was a German-born American photographer and photojournalist. He began his career in Germany prior to World War II but achieved emphasis as a staff photographer for Life magazine after heartwarming to the U.S. Life featured higher than 90 of his pictures on its covers, and higher than 2,500 of his photo stories were published.
Among his most famous lid photographs was V-J Day in Times Square, taken during the V-J Day celebration in New York City, showing an American sailor kissing a nurse in a “dancelike dip” which “summed occurring the euphoria many Americans felt as the proceedings came to a close”, in the words of his obituary. He was “renowned for his triumph to invade memorable images of important people in the news” and for his candid photographs taken similar to a little 35mm Leica camera, typically past natural lighting.