crowds fill the Champs-Élysées on the 26th August 1944 to celebrate the liberation of Paris
their elongated shadows stretching beside them in sharp relief
I realized that what actually inspired me was the interaction among its people
“I’ve taken many pictures on that subject in the natural course of my favourite pastime… photography
Chim’s education in the arts gave him a visual acuity that counterbalanced his empathetic eye
Fine Print: Sticks and stones, Bits of human bones. Iwo Jima, 1945 Vintage crowds fill the Champs-Élysées onW. Eugene Smith first became famous for his gripping photographs of World War II, notably covering the Pacific invasion from 1942 1945. Embedded with Marines on Iwo Jima, Smith captured this stunning image, which appeared on the cover of LIFE magazine on April 9, 1945. According to the LIFE caption, this shot displays Marines blowing up a cave connected to Japanese headquarters on Hill 382, known as Meat Grinder. The photos title came from Smiths own