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Capture the Moment: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs
by
Cyma Rubin ,
Eric Newton , Seymour Topping
Collected here are the Pulitzer Prize-winning photographs (updated to include winners through 2003)—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 f...more
Paperback, 208 pages
Published
December 17th 2003
by W. W. Norton & Company
(first published November 24th 2003)
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The updated version has the photos that have won the Pulitzer Prize from 1942-2011. The book is available at the Newseum in DC.
The photos are amazing and gut wrenching. So many of them capture visions of raw human emotions of sadness, despair, and occasionally joy or hope. Reading the stories behind the photos adds even more context and depth to the photos themselves.
More than a few of the photos made me cry.
So much of our world's recent history is captured in this book.
The photos are amazing and gut wrenching. So many of them capture visions of raw human emotions of sadness, despair, and occasionally joy or hope. Reading the stories behind the photos adds even more context and depth to the photos themselves.
More than a few of the photos made me cry.
So much of our world's recent history is captured in this book.
Feb 07, 2012
Mad_Maudie
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
teachers, history buffs, photography fans
Recommended to Mad_Maudie by:
Newseum, Washington DC
Shelves:
photography,
nonfiction
This is a wonderful book of prize-winning photos that are bound to elicit a range of strong emotions. The collection contains more than just photographs; it also contains the backstory of each photo and information on the photojournalists who took them. It's been a go-to resource for me in my journalism class, but these pictures readily lend themselves to writing activities and class discussions in social studies and English, as well.
Oh. My. Gosh. This is absolutely fabulous. The pictures, of course, are riveting. And the write ups about them, the photographer, the era, add so much without being lengthy boring overkill. This is beyond words and worth any adult person's time. I can't say enough. I own this and will never part with it.
An absolutely stunning collection of every Pullitzer Prize winning photograph since the award has been given, along with commentary by each photographer involved in the picture.
Harrowing, frightful, saddening, and uplifting all in one beautiful package.
Harrowing, frightful, saddening, and uplifting all in one beautiful package.
Mar 10, 2013
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Prize winning photos from 1942 to 2000. Some like marines planting flag on Mount Suribachi and Kent State shooting are famous, others not. There is a paragraph or two description of the circumstances surrounding each photo. Interesting.
Every Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph since 1942 is given a 2-page spread. On one page is the photo, and on the facing page is a punchy write-up based largely on interviews with the photographer, either about the day the photo was taken or about how the photo affected the photographer. Considering that so many of the photos depict horrific scenes, how the photographers coped with what they saw ended up being a big part of the story. The writing is fast-paced, with a cadence that does get a lit...more
This book will make you smile. Then Cry. It brings true meaning to "a picture is worth 1,000 words" A photographic historical recap.
Great explanations to go along with winning photographs up until 1992.
Intresting book, full of great iconic images. I liked the story behind the photo's, my only gripe being, why must so many of the images be of terrible tragidies, and examples of manys inhumane treatment of his fellow man.
It certainly leads to gloomy thoughts on the state of the world, and where we are heading.
It certainly leads to gloomy thoughts on the state of the world, and where we are heading.
Excellent book. Gives fantastic background on some of the most famous images ever captured. Well laid out, with great reproductions of the images.
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