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Alfred Eisenstead From the moment Alfred Eisenstaedt realized that he could tell a story with photos, he was awing the world with not what was said, but what was
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From the moment Alfred Eisenstaedt realized that he could tell a story with photos, he was awing the world with not what was said, but what was seen within a single photo. Eisenstaedt photographed a variety of people that included Hollywood's most famous, Nobel Prize winners, and some of the most powerful rulers of his time. He shed a new light onto the photography world as we knew it, and provided a fresh and enlightening perspective on the theory, a picture can tell a thousand words.
Alfred Eisenstaedt was born December 6, 1898 in Dirschau, West Prussia, which is now a part of Poland. Eisenstaedt was the son of a merchant, and at the age of eight he and his family moved to Berlin. Many believe that he would have followed his father's footsteps if it wouldn't have been for his uncle. He purchased Alfred his first camera, an Eastman Kodak no.3 folding camera, when Eisenstaedt was only fourteen years old. A few years after receiving his first camera, Eisenstaedt enrolled in the University of Berlin. Eisenstaedt never finished his schooling there. In 1916 he was drafted into the German army during World War I, serving in the front lines until 1918. An injury during the war crippled both of his legs. During his year long recovery, Eisenstaedt "became fascinated by the local art museums, studying the paintings of the masters" (Warren).After recovering full function of his legs, Eisenstaedt became a belt and button salesman in 1922. With the money he saved from working, he purchased photography equipment. He started developing photographs in his bathroom. In 1927, Eisenstaedt captured his first well know picture while on vacation with his family. He photographed a woman playing tennis from a hillside and captured the full shadow of her back swing. He sold the picture in 1927 for what in that time what would have been twelve dollars (Warren).
By the age of 31, Eisenstaedt had quit being a salesman and had become a full time photographer. He worked as...
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