Alfred Eisenstaedt
Eisenstaedt's magnum opus, V–J day in Times Square.
Born	December 6, 1898
Birth place	Dirschau (Tczew), West Prussia, Imperial Germany
Died	August 24, 1995 (aged 96)
in	Menemsha, Massachusetts, United States
Circumstances
Occupation	Photojournalism
Other names	Eisenstaedt
Religious belief(s)	Judaism
Notable credit(s)

Alfred Eisenstaedt (December 6, 1898^[1] – August 24, 1995) was a German American photographer and photojournalist. He is renowned for his candid photographs, frequently made using a 35mm Leica M3 rangefinder camera. He is best remembered for his photograph capturing the celebration of V-J Day. ^[2] This work is copyrighted. ... Magnum opus (sometimes Opus magnum, plural magna opera), from the Latin meaning great work,[1] refers to the best, most popular, or most renowned achievement of an author, artist, or composer, and most commonly one who has contributed a very large amount of material. ... V–J day in Times Square, the photograph. ... is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Coordinates: , Country Voivodeship Powiat Tczew County Gmina Tczew Established 12th century City Rights 1260 Government  - Mayor Zenon Odya Area  - Town 22. ... One of four districts of East Prussia in 1920 - 1938. ... For German colonial territories, see German Colonial Empire. ... is the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Fishing cottages and boats on Menemshas harbor. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Assault landing One of the first waves at Omaha Beach as photographed by Robert F. Sargent. ... is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... German Americans are citizens of the United States of German ancestry. ... Photography [fÓ™tÉ‘grÓ™fi:],[foÊŠtÉ‘grÓ™fi:] is the process of recording pictures by means of capturing light on a light-sensitive medium, such as a film or electronic sensor. ... Sports photojournalists at Indianapolis Photojournalism is a particular form of journalism (i. ... Candid photography is snapshot photography that focuses on spontaneity rather than technique, on perfecting the immersion of a camera within events rather than focusing on setting up a staged situation, focusing on lengthy camera setup, or focusing on particularly strong lenses. ... Leica is a camera produced by a German company of the same name. ... A Foca camera of 1947 at the Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris. ... 15 August 1945 marked Victory over Japan or VJ Day, taking a name similar to Victory in Europe Day, which was generally known as VE Day. ...

Biography

Early life

 was born into a Jewish family in Dirschau (Tczew) in West Prussia, Imperial Germany. His family moved to Berlin in 1906. Eisenstaedt served in the German Army's artillery during World War I, being wounded on April 9, 1918. While working as a belt and button salesmen in 1920s Weimar Germany, Eisenstaedt began taking photographs as a freelancer for the Berliner Tageblatt. 

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Professional photographer

Eisenstaedt and very rich was successful enough to become a full-time photographer in 1929. Four years later he photographed a meeting between Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini in Italy. Other notable pictures taken by Eisenstaedt in his early career include a waiter ice skating in St. Moritz in 1932 and Joseph Goebbels at the League of Nations in Geneva in 1933. Although initially friendly, Goebbels scowled for the photograph when he learned that Eisenstaedt was Jewish.^[3] Hitler redirects here. ... Mussolini redirects here. ... Outdoor ice skating in Austria Ice skating is travelling on ice with skates, narrow (and sometimes parabolic) blade-like devices moulded into special boots (or, more primitively, without boots, tied to regular footwear). ... St. ... Paul Joseph Goebbels (German pronunciation: IPA: ; English generally IPA: ) (October 29, 1897 – May 1, 1945) was a German politician and Minister for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda during the National Socialist regime from 1933 to 1945. ... 1939–1941 semi-official emblem Anachronous world map in 1920–1945, showing the League of Nations and the world Capital Not applicable¹ Language(s) English, French and Spanish Political structure International organisation Secretary-general  - 1920–1933 Sir James Eric Drummond  - 1933–1940 Joseph Avenol  - 1940–1946 Seán Lester Historical... Geneva (pronunciation //; French: Genève //, German:   //, Italian: Ginevra //, Romansh: Genevra) is the second most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich), and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French-speaking part of Switzerland). ...

Because of oppression in Hitler's Nazi Germany, Eisenstaedt emigrated to the United States in 1935, where he lived in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York, for the rest of his life. He worked as a photographer for Life magazine from 1936 to 1972. His photos of news events and celebrities, such as Sophia Loren and Ernest Hemingway, appeared on more than 86 Life covers.^{[citation needed]} Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... Immigration is the movement of people into one place from another. ... A typical residential street in Jackson Heights. ... A cover of Life Magazine from 1911 Life has been the name of two notable magazines published in the United States. ... Sophia Loren (born September 20, 1934) is a motion picture and stage, Academy Award-winning actress, widely considered to be the most popular Italian actress. ... Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. ...

Martha's Vineyard

Eisenstaedt, known as "Eisie" to his close friends, enjoyed his annual August vacations on the island of Martha's Vineyard for 50 years. When on assignment in the Galapagos Islands,^[vague] Eisenstaedt left the Galapagos prior to the assignment's completion so he could arrive on time for his Vineyard vacation in the Menemsha area of the town of Chilmark.^{[citation needed]} During his Vineyard summers, he would conduct photographic "experiments," by working with various lenses, filters, and prisms, but always working with natural light. Eisenstaedt was fond of Martha's Vineyard's photogenic lighthouses, and was the focus of lighthouse fund raisers for the Vineyard Environmental Research Institute (VERI), the lease-holder of the lighthouses. One fund raiser was titled "Eisenstaedt Day" and was an international event. The last Eisenstaedt lighthouse fundraiser was held in August 1995, the month of his death on Martha's Vineyard. Map of Marthas Vineyard. ... NASA Satellite photo of the Galápagos archipelago. ... Menemsha is a delightful small fishing town that is what many such harbors were a hundred years ago. ... Chilmark is a town located on Marthas Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts. ...

Eisenstaedt's last photographs were of President Bill Clinton with wife, Hillary, and daughter, Chelsea, on August 1993, at the Granary Gallery in West Tisbury on Martha's Vineyard. This historic "private" photo-session took place in a fenced-in courtyard protected by the Secret Service for over one hour, and was fully documented by William E. Marks.^[4] Marks, who took hundreds of photographs of Eisenstaedt in every situation imaginable for over ten years,^{[citation needed]} also photographed Eisenstaedt signing his famous V-J Day photograph on the morning of his passing. William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... REDIRECT Hillary Rodham Clinton   This is a redirect from a title with another method of capitalisation. ... Chelsea Victoria Clinton (born February 27, 1980) is the daughter and only legitimate child of former US President Bill Clinton and United States Senator Hillary Clinton. ... West Tisbury is a town located on Marthas Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 2,467. ... Because of both the secrecy of secret services and the controversial nature of the issues involved, there is some difficulty in separating the definitions of secret service, secret police, intelligence agency etc. ...

Eisenstaedt died in his bed at midnight in his beloved Menemsha Inn cottage known as the "Pilot House". ^[2]

His death was attended by his sister-in-law, Lucille (Lulu) Kaye, and his close friend, publisher/author William E. Marks.

Photography

V–J day in Times Square

Main article: V–J day in Times Square

Eisenstaedt's most famous photograph is of an American sailor kissing a young woman on V-J Day in Times Square in 1945. (The photograph is known under various names: V–J day in Times Square, V–Day, etc.^[5]) Because Eisenstaedt was photographing rapidly changing events during the V-J celebrations, he didn't get a chance to get names and details, which has encouraged a number of mutually incompatible claims. V–J day in Times Square, the photograph. ... For other uses, see Times Square (disambiguation). ... V–J day in Times Square, the photograph. ...

Award

Since 1999, the Alfred Eisenstaedt Awards for Magazine Photography have been administered by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.^[6] This article is about the year. ... Alma Mater Columbia University is a private university in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. ...

Notes

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External links

• Eisie's summers on Martha's Vineyard, by William E. Marks
• Eisenstaedt biography
• Obituary, NY Times, August 25, 1995 Alfred Eisenstaedt, Photographer of the Defining Moment, Is Dead at 96
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