Capture the Moment: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs
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Collected here are the Pulitzer Prize-winning photographs (updated to include winners through 2001)--pictures that influenced our thinking in times of crisis and sometimes stirred us to action. Among them are Joe Rosenthal's World War II photograph of the raising of the flag over Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima, commemorating the more than 6,000 marines who died in the battle for that small Pacific island, and Robert Jackson's photograph of Jack Ruby killing Lee Harvey Oswald, recalling the anguish of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The pictures document that we have lived in a violent age, showing the brutalities of war, racism, and despotism. But the Pulitzer photojournalists also recorded tender and compassionate moments, as in Brian Lanker's pictures of joyous parents at the birth of their child, or Scott Shaw's photographs of the rescue of a little girl trapped in a well. In coming centuries, these indelible images will inevitably be used to illustrate the triumphs and tragedies of our era.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0393322823
ISBN13:9780393322828
Release Date:November 2001
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Length:208 Pages
Weight:1.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 9.1" x 12.1"
Customer Reviews
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Photographers Dream
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
This book is for any photographer who wants to see what it is truly like to "Capture the Moment." This books not only contains stunning photojournalism pictures, but also the stories that go with each. Together, they provide a real sense of the stories behind the photos. No doubt everyone has seen at least one of these pictures in their lifetime. The raising of the American flag on Iwo Jima, the naked girl fleeing her napalmed village during the Vietnam War, or Babe Ruth's final bow. Whether you are a photographer who wants to be able to take pictures like these, or just an admirer of such hard hitting photography, you WILL enjoy this book.
Awesome
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
This books is a compilation of Pulitzer Prize Award Winning Photographs. It's a great book.
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