Alfred Eisenstaedt

Known for: photojournalism at Life magazine

Alfred Eisenstaedt was among the first photographers hired by Life magazine at its founding in 1936, where he remained for decades and shot more than 2,500 assignments. His photograph of a sailor kissing a nurse in Times Square on V-J Day in 1945 became one of the most widely reproduced images of the twentieth century. He produced 90 covers for the magazine over his career.