Remembers Eisie: Over 50 Years of Putting Our Lives in Pictures

In 1935, a 37-year-old Alfred Eisenstaedt immigrated to the United States--narrowly escaping the Holocaust in Europe--and landed a job as one of the first staff photographers at LIFE magazine. He would become one of the most important photographers in America--indeed, the father of photojournalism. Eisie--as his friends called him--applied a simple credo to taking pictures: "It's more important to click with people than to click the shutter."

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A LIFE Biography of Eisenstaedt

Front Page: Eisenstaedt's Most Celebrated Cover Photos for LIFE

The V-J Day Kiss: 50 Years Later

People By Alfred Eisenstaedt: A Portfolio

The "Eyewitness" Gallery of Eisenstaedt's Most Celebrated LIFE Photos

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EISENSTAEDT:REMEMBRANCES

This definitive retrospective brings together 140 of Eisenstaedt's best-known images, ranging from his early work in Germany through his long career at LIFE magazine. Here are indelible celebrity portraits, extraordinary images of ordinary people, beguiling street shots, and more--a marvelous tribute to the career of one of this century's great photojournalists.

$50.00 hardcover
ISBN 0-8212-1778-X
Available at bookstores or call 1-800-759-0190