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 emigrated 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 a number of Life covers.

Eisenstaedt is most renowned for his candid photographs, frequently made using a 35mm Leica M3 rangefinder camera. His most famous photograph is of an American sailor kissing a young woman on V-J Day in Times Square in 1945. Because Eisenstaedt was photographing rapidly changing events, many of the details of the photo were not recorded. However, the young woman is widely accepted to have been Edith Shain, although some sources say she was Greta Friedman. The sailor was identified by the Naval War College in August 2005 as George Mendonça, of Newport, Rhode Island, although many other men have claimed the honor. ^*

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"In a photograph a person’s eyes tell much, sometimes they tell all."~Alfred Eisenstaedt
ShotByEllaPhoto (Ella Chabot) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:20:47 -0000
"In a photograph a person’s eyes tell much, sometimes they tell all."~Alfred Eisenstaedt
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SNAPOUTOFITSHOW (DeDe Murcer Moffett) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:44:47 -0000
I live in Frisco I will have to come see you!RT @AhhPhotography: CameraTip Keep it simple. Alfred Eisenstaedt
CameraTip Keep it simple. Alfred Eisenstaedt
AhhPhotography (Ahh! Photography) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:42:31 -0000
CameraTip Keep it simple. Alfred Eisenstaedt
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RT @lostart: "Keep it simple." Alfred Eisenstaedt
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RT @lostart: "Keep it simple." Alfred Eisenstaedt
Found: Masterful portrait of 70 year-old Frank Lloyd Wright by Alfred Eisenstaedt. (View full size.) http://bit.ly/6fYz5K
jmosshartt (J. Moss Hartt) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:32:10 -0000
Found: Masterful portrait of 70 year-old Frank Lloyd Wright by Alfred Eisenstaedt. (View full size.) http://bit.ly/6fYz5K

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