Photographer of the Week

                 
William Eugene Smith

  • He was considered the originator and developing the photo essay into a sophisticated form.

  • He was fired from Newsweek for refusing to use a medium format camera, thus joining Life magazine in 1939 using a 35mm camera.

  • Was a war correspondent for Flying magazine (1943-1944), and a year later Life. He covered the US island hopping of the pacific front, capturing some of the most emotional and groundbreaking photos from the war in the pacific front. 
  Standing out 
       
         With every photograph you look at of W. Eugene Smith's, you notice the complexity and emotions in an utmost                      heartbeat. He captured everyday events into something new and special.


Claim to fame

          W. Eugene Smith has been seen as the originator of sophisticated photo essays that can tell a story with great ease.
      

           
                 

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