Thursday, September 10, 2009

Alfred Eisenstaedt: Keep it Simple

One of my favorite photographers, Alfred Eisenstaedt, once said:

"We are only beginning to learn what to say in a photograph. The world we live in is a succession of fleeting moments, any one of which might say something significant. "

"It is more important to click with people than to click the shutter."

and, my favorite, "Keep it simple."

We are all familiar with his beautiful portraits of Marilyn Monroe and the photo of the sailor kissing the nurse in Times Square on V-J Day, August 14, 1945. Below are a few other photographs of his that I love. Enjoy these images by a master portrait photojournalist.


Children at the puppet theatre in Paris. Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt

Marilyn Monroe with her husband Joe Dimaggio. Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt

Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt

The clock at Penn Station. Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt.

Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt

Ballet dancers. Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt.

Jackie 1960. Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt

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