To provide a surprise, kindle an emotion, add some beautiful light in a journalistic photograph is no easy task.Light and Shadow play a wonderful drama in some of his monochrome photographs, which I feel is the essential component behind describing the story of any artistic picture.Composition in these pictures are absolutely spot on and makes us enjoy every bit of the frame corner.These Pictures from Alfred doesnt disappoint me even an inch. Being a strong believer of shooting light or emotions or the grand mix of both.This makes us believe his personality and character as a photographer. There is this peculiar sense of humor and light moments in his photographs.
This Phrase suits well to the likes to Alfred Eisenstaedt. Your Photograph is determined by what you wish to shoot.© Alfred Eisenstaedt Why I like Alfred Eisenstaedt It is nice to have, but it is not necessary.Īfter all, “ All photographers have to do, is find and catch the story-telling moment.” – Alfred Eisenstaedt.During his long serve, Alfred has photographed a great variety of personalities from Kings to Dictators. Often when asked, Alfred use to say “My aim is to find and catch the storytelling moment”. However, as you can see you don’t need big and expensive equipment to take an iconic shot. I like reading reviews, checking it out in the store or eventually buying it. Now, I have to say I love photography equipment. However, he believed “The Kiss” to be the best shot in his career. He was an incredible photographer and took many amazing pictures. What I think about it is that even though I condemn this type of behavior against women, the acts should be judged in the context of times and situations of when they happened.Īlfred Eisenstaedt died at the age of 96 in 1995. Shortly after George Mendonsa died, the statue was vandalized with # metoo graffiti.
The pair represents the returning troops and those who would welcome them home. The art critic Michael Kimmelman said the composition is a reflection of that time’s mood. The composition is also being interpreted as a photo documentation of a sexual assault. However, there is also a little controversy about the picture. The sculpture was displayed in several cities. There is also a 7.6m tall sculpture created by John Seward Johnson in 2005. The guy just came over and kissed or grabbed me.” She said. It was just an event of thank God the war is over kind of thing,” adding that “It wasn’t my choice to be kissed. “I felt he was very strong, he was just holding me tight, and I’m not sure I - about the kiss because, you know, it was just somebody really celebrating. The girl, Rita Petry, was dating Mendonsa at that time and later married him.įriedman later said in an interview. She was a dental nurse from Austria who emigrated to the USA in 1939.Īn interesting thing is that there is another person identified in the picture.
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“The excitement of the war being over, plus I had a few drinks, so when I saw the nurse I grabbed her, and I kissed her.” He said. His tattoos and scars, which matched the scars and tattoos in the photograph, were the key factors in confirming the identity of the sailor. George Mendonsa and Greta Zimmer Friedman were revealed to be the actual pair. The mystery was solved in 2012 when a new book “The Kissing Sailor” was published. The contrast between his dark uniform and her white dress is what gives the picture the extra impact. It was done within a few seconds.” He said. If the sailor had worn a white uniform - the same. If she had been dressed in a dark dress I would never have taken the picture. I turned around and clicked the moment the sailor kissed the nurse. Then suddenly in a flash, I saw something white being grabbed. “I saw a sailor running along the street grabbing any and every girl in sight… I was running ahead of him with my Leica looking back over my shoulder but none of the pictures that were possible pleased me. Commissioned by Life Magazine to bring back pictures from the celebration, he was looking for the perfect moment, which is exactly what he found at 5:51 pm. Alfred Eisenstaedt was walking in the crowd with his Leica IIIa. Times Square was crowded with people celebrating. He was one of the most important and most active photojournalists of the 20th Century. After he emigrated to the US in 1935, he worked for the Life magazine, which featured more than 90 of his photographs on its cover and published more than 2,500 of his photo stories. He was an American photographer and photojournalist who was born in Germany.
The “Victory over Japan Day in Times Square”, known as “V-J Day in Times Square”, is a photograph taken in 1945 by Alfred Eisenstaedt.
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