W. Eugene Smith

The Biggest Names in Jazz Came to Jam. One Photographer Captured It All

By Lily Rothman and Liz Ronk

What One Photographer Saw at the Battle of Saipan

By Lily Rothman and Liz Ronk

Behind the Scenes With the 20th Century's Biggest Recording Artists

By Eliza Berman

Matt Black Wins the W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography

By Olivier Laurent
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See Photos From the Play that Won at the Tonys Despite a 'Minimum of Sex'

As the countdown to the 2015 Tony Awards continues, a look back at "Death of a Salesman," the second play to win the top honor

By Eliza Berman

Photojournalism Daily: Oct. 17, 2014

Photojournalism Links is a compilation of the most interesting photojournalism found on the web, curated by Mikko Takkunen

By Mikko Takkunen

Joseph Sywenkyj Wins W. Eugene Smith Grant

American photographer Joseph Sywenkyj has won the the $30,000 W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography for his work documenting the lives of people affected by the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.In February, the country saw...

By Richard Conway & Olivier Laurent

'Movement Itself': Gorgeous Color Photos of Stravinsky-Inspired Ballets

"The important thing in ballet," George Balanchine said, "is movement itself," a thought that photographer Gjon Mili vividly expresses in these photographs.

By Ben Cosgrove

Behind the Picture: 'Dewey Defeats Truman' and the Politics of Memory

No political photo is more famous than W. Eugene Smith's shot of Harry Truman holding aloft a newspaper with the (erroneous) headline, DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN.

By Ben Cosgrove

On 'Moment of Laughter Day,' See Charlie Chaplin Busting a Gut

Need a good laugh? You're in luck. April 14 is International Moment of Laughter Day, a holiday dreamed up by writer, professional speaker and "humor consultant" Izzy Gesell.

By Liz Ronk

Behind the Picture: Albert Schweitzer in Africa

LIFE.com republishes a W. Eugene Smith photo essay from 1954 that helped to fix Schweitzer's work in the public mind for decades to come.

By Liz Ronk

Into the Light: W. Eugene Smith's 'Walk to Paradise Garden'

A 1946 photograph by W. Eugene Smith -- made when he was recovering from wounds suffered during WWII -- has evolved, across generations, into an emblem of hope, fidelity and courage.

By Ben Cosgrove

W. Eugene Smith's Landmark Photo Essay, 'Nurse Midwife'

While the media goes berserk over a royal baby in England, LIFE.com presents a classic photo essay focusing on a heroic South Carolina nurse and midwife named Maude Callen.

By Ben Cosgrove

'Spanish Village': W. Eugene Smith's Landmark Photo Essay

LIFE.com presents W. Eugene Smith's landmark photo essay, "Spanish Village," in its entirety.

By Ben Cosgrove

Iwo Jima: Rare and Classic Photos From the Pacific in World War II

LIFE.com presents a series of photos — many of which never ran in LIFE magazine — made in the Pacific by the great W. Eugene Smith near the tail end of World War II.

By Ben Cosgrove

A Year and a Day with Bob Dylan

On the fiftieth anniversary of Bob Dylan's first album release, photographer Daniel Kramer talks to LightBox about working with Dylan at an early and pivotal point in the troubadour's musical career.

By Phil Bicker

W. Eugene Smith's Landmark Portrait: 'Country Doctor'

'Country Doctor' was an instant classic when first published in LIFE in 1948, establishing W. Eugene Smith as a master of the photo essay

By Ben Cosgrove
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