Memories.

   If asked, almost anyone living in the 60’s could tell you that this picture is the first man on the moon.  Some pictures have the ability to take the viewer back in time to remember exactly what they were doing at that moment in history.  This picture does exactly that.  Never before had America witnessed such a sight and NASA had managed to capture it on film! 

 

 

 

The flag raising at Iwo Jima is the most reproduced picture of all time.  Taken by Joe Rosenthal, this picture is not only famous for its quality photography, but also for the triumph and emotions brought forth with such an image.  In the middle of war, Americans needed something to encourage them and raise morale.  The image of “their boys” raising the American flag helped do just that.                                                   

 

 

Pictures capture a moment in time.   They allow others to participate in the excitement of the event, the triumph of the day, the emotions of those portrayed.

 

 ”The Kiss” by Alfred Eisenstaedt, is just one more picture that has been and will continue to be remembered by Americans for years to come.  This picture was of a sailor who had just returned from World War II.  Although the sailor was kissing every woman he encountered in Times Square that day, this particular kiss earned him not only this picture, but also a slap from the nurse.  Eisenstaedt had not only skill, but also luck to capture this image.
                                                          

Every single photograph was taken for a reason.  These pictures offer a glipse into the momentary bond between the photographer and the photographed.  This photograph by Neil Leifer, captures a different sort of victory.  Here, Muhammad Ali is pictured standing above Sonny Liston on May 25, 1965.  The two battled in Lewiston Maine and Ali emerged the victor. The expression of adrenaline and excitement in Ali’s face make this a truly breathtaking picture and clearly something that could never be recreated or posed.