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| Alfred Eisenstaedt snippet |
| Eisenstaedt's most famous photograph is of an American sailor kissing a young woman on V-J Day in Times Square in 1945. |
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| Alfred Eisenstaedt |
| Alfred Eisenstaedt (December 6, 1898, Dirschau, West Prussia (now Tczew, Poland) - August 24, 1995, Jackson Heights, Queens, New York) was
a photographer and photojournalist, best remembered for his photograph capturing the celebration of V-J Day. |
| Eisenstaedt immigrated to the United States in 1935, where he lived the rest of his life. Eisenstaedt 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, were featured on more than 90 Life covers. |
| Eisenstaedt is most renowned for his candid photographs, frequently made using a 35mm Leica M3 rangefinder camera. |
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