LIFE: Part Two
After doing some research on the web and looking through several books (which I will list below). I have finally put together yet another collection of pictures from LIFE magazine by photographers who I think have contributed in shaping photojournalism as we know it today.
If you haven’t already seen part one, I suggest you click here first. 
Premiere at La Scala, Milan, 1934
“I see pictures all the time,” Eisenstaedt once said. He saw a picture this night, as an audience awaited an opening night performance at the famed La Scala opera house in Milan, Italy. Eisenstaedt was looking about and shooting when “suddenly I saw a lovely young society girl sitting next to an empty box. From that box, I took another picture, with the girl in the foreground. For years and years, this has been one of my prize photographs. Without the girl I would not have had a memorable picture.”
Photographer: Alfred Eisenstaedt
Children at a Puppet Theater, 1963.
Wide range of facial expressions on children at puppet show – The moment the dragon is slain, Guignol puppet show, Parc de Montsouris, Paris, 1963.
Photographer: Alfred Eisenstaedt
Buchenwald Concentration Camp, 1945
Emaciated male prisoners, victims of Nazi genocide, staring through barbed wire fence at their liberators after American forces overran the Buchenwald concentration camp.
The American Way, 1937.
Famous image of African American flood victims lined up to get food & clothing from a Red Cross relief station in front of billboard ironically extolling WORLD’S HIGHEST STANDARD OF LIVING/ THERE’S NO WAY LIKE THE AMERICAN WAY.
American Gothic, 1942
African American cleaning woman Ella Watson standing w. broom & mop in front of American flag, reinterpretation of Grant Wood’s “American Gothic” painting by photographer Gordon Parks as part of Depression era survey for Farm Security Administration.
- The Chrysler Building, 1935
A portrait of Margaret Bourke-White taking striking pictures of the Chrysler building’s majestic spire, while situated atop its 61st-floor gargoyles. This portrait of the artist as a young daredevil was taken by her assistant.
Perfect Ten Point Diving, 1962
Diver Kathy Flicker, 14, making her entry into the water during practice at the Dillon Gym pool on the campus of Princeton Univ.
Sorta Synchronized, 1953
A portrait of the championship Canadian aquacade team during demonstration performance in Silver Springs, Fla.
The Lindy Hop, 1943
Professional dancers Willa Mae Ricker & Leon James show off the Lindy Hop which evolved in 1927 after Lindbergh’s flight when improvisational dancers in Harlem’s Savoy Ballroom caused an observer to exclaim “It looks like their doin’ the “Lindy Hop.”
3-D Movie, 1952
3-D Movie Viewers. Formally attired audience sporting 3-D (3D) glasses during opening night screening of movie “Bwana Devil,” the 1st full length, color 3-D (aka “Natural Vision”) motion picture, at Paramount Theater, Hollywood, CA.
Photographer, 1951
Photographer Dennis Stock holding camera to his face so that the lens looks like his right eye & viewfinder his left eye. June 1951
Totally love these two:
1- Children at a Puppet Theater, 1963.
Children are the smile of this life =) I can’t resist their pictures and expressions…
2- Photographer, 1951
An amazing photo,,,,, the shadow is unbelievably effective….
The photo with the children cracks me up every time I see it. T7senhom they’re taking this puppet show very seriously.
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Finally!!
Loved the 4th & 6th photo.
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I’ve this children photo before. It is a shame that now photographers in Europe are unable to photograph children due to the strict regulations. People have forgotten that many old time photographers became well known history shapers by some of their photos of kids and urban life.
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Hi Athob,
w I must say I have very much enjoyed looking at your work, specially the Friends of Spiritual project. Truly outstanding!
I’m not sure if the same thing goes for children.
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As for the laws restricting street photography in Europe, I always thought it was alright to photograph people on the street and such as long as you’re taking the pictures in a public place and not invading anyone’s privacy with a gigantic telephoto lens
Btw, I’ve added you to my blogroll. Hope you don’t mind!
I love the “3-D Movie” image. Patterns technique is one of my favorites in photography.
Children at a Puppet Theater is probably the best one in my opinion. Excellent.
The expressions on their faces, priceless!
i can honestly say the best i’ve seen even with modern digital photography :O !!
Yes! Old school photography FTW.
Nice
Thank you, sir!
Good stuff!
The Perfect Ten Point Diving, kinda reminded me of this brilliant short film by Norman McLaren
part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urz_GSDVXtE
part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWD561vELGc
Thank you so much for introducing me to the work of Norman McLaren. You have no idea how this short film inspired me.
I can’t believe I never heard of him before!