📖 The Great Life Photographers

The best work of every LIFE magazine staff photographer, as well as that of a handful of others closely affiliated with the magazine, is on display in this book. Here are portfolios by over 100 great photographers, including Alfred Eisenstaedt, Margaret Bourke-White, Carl Mydans, Gordon Parks, W. Eugene Smith, Robert Capa, Ralph Morse, Nina Leen, Harry Benson, Philippe Halsman, and, most recently, Joe McNally, whose memorable work for LIFE in the aftermath of September 11 was in the finest tradition of the magazine. This is the most comprehensive anthology of LIFE photography ever assembled, and illustrates the strengths that made many of these individuals famous-and LIFE magazine great. In this landmark book, the subjects come alive, and so do the men and women behind the lens. Short biographical profiles, along with portraits of all the photographers, accompany the portfolios, which are arranged alphabetically, making the book an indispensable reference. This is a...