7. Albert Einstein’s portrait
Just a second before the legendary shot.
That evening, a satisfied
Einstein got into a car after his 72nd birthday party. Photographer
Arthur Sasse went to an open door and asked for a picture. Einstein
turned and stuck out his tongue — and the photographer managed to catch
the moment.
The original picture
is larger and only then was cut to a portrait — the physicist was
captured with his companions. By the way, Einstein himself adored this
photo and put it into all his greeting cards.
6. Lunch atop a skyscraper
The iconic shot depicts
eleven builders relaxing during their lunch at a tremendous height. And
although these people were real workers, the shot was staged: the
picture was created to promote the Rockefeller Center, where the
photograph was taken.
5. The Beatles’ Abbey Road album cover
The cover picture for the
band’s 12th album was taken right next to the recording studio: the
road was closed for a few minutes just for this event. At the same time,
an American tourist was walking nearby: he talked to a policeman
in a car parked on the right. The man was surprised when he saw the guys
walking along the road back and forth but soon forgot about them.
A year later, he found himself on the cover of the legendary group’s
album.
4. V-J Day in Times Square
The girl in the photo,
Edith Shain, told the following story: she was working as a nurse and
hurried to Times Square, where people were celebrating the ending
of World War II and Japan’s capitulation. She got out of the subway, and
she was suddenly grabbed by a sailor who kissed her. Photographer
Alfred Eisenstaedt, who was taking pictures of the celebrating crowd,
managed to capture the couple in a photograph.
3. Afghan Girl
In 1984, photographer
Steve McCurry traveled around Afghanistan collecting material about the
war. In one of the refugee camps, a 12-year-old girl attracted his
attention. Her village had just been under fire, and many members of her
family were killed. Steve took some pictures of the girl, but only back
at home did he realize how powerful his work was. In 2002, the girl
from the photo was found: her name is Sharbat Gula, she’s married, and
still lives in Afghanistan.
2. Dali Atomicus
This photograph, which
can now be easily created in Photoshop in half an hour, required as much
as six hours for its creation in distant 1948. Photographer Philippe
Halsman was a good friend of Salvador Dali and supported the creative
idea of his friend with pleasure. The easel and picture were suspended
on a line to the ceiling, the chair was held by an assistant, Dali was
jumping, the cats were jumping, water was splashing around and wiped —
and so on for 28 times.
1. Marilyn Monroe’s "flying" dress
Shots from The Seven Year Itch are
famous even among those who have never seen the movie. And it’s
no wonder because it’s here we find the legendary scene with Marilyn
Monroe’s "flying" dress. It took a lot of takes before the actress could
play the scene well: her jealous husband, Joe DiMaggio, kept an eye
on her and was terribly angry that his wife was showing her body. By the
way, they soon broke up, but every frame of this scene became truly
iconic.
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