100 Photographs

by Time Inc.

Since its inception, TIME magazine has been synonymous not just with outstanding journalism, but also with outstanding photography. Now, to mark the 175th anniversary of photography and the birth of photojournalism, the Editors of TIME magazine are publishing this companion book to the groundbreaking digital celebration of photography that TIME.com will be mounting online, displaying the most influential photographs of all time.

While they may not be the most famous or well-known photographs, each one is unique for the way in which it changed, influenced, or commemorated a particular world event. From the first sports photograph to ever win the Pulitzer Prize - that of Babe Ruth at Yankee Stadium to the photograph of Student Neda Agha-Soltan's death during Iran's 2009 election protests, each of the photographs in 100 The Most Influential Images of All Time is significant in how it forever changed how we live, learn, communicate, and in many cases, view the world.

Genres: Photography, Nonfiction, Art, History, World History, Ebooks, Reference

240 pages, Hardcover

First published October 6, 2015

Reviews

[Petra X · Rating 5 out of 5]

All the pictures that burned themselves into your brain when you saw them in the media but then forgot are here. Each one is iconic and representative of a particular time, of an event. It is also interesting to read the story of each photograph and how it came to be taken.

There is the Hindenberg Disaster that Led Zeppelin used for their first album cover.
Demi Moore, naked and pregnant on the cover of Vogue.
Che Guevara looking idealistic.
The mushroom cloud over Nagasaki.
Tank man of Tianenmen Square.
Falling man 9/11.
The Loch Ness monster.

And the most special, the first time ever we knew what our planet looked like and how very beautiful it is, Earthrise.

It's worth seeking out a copy of this book, probably no one would recognise them all, but the ones you do remember will resonate with you and you won't forget them for a while. And when you do forget them again, you will have the book.

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

"There is no formula that makes a picture influential. Some images are on our list because they were the first of their kind, others because they shaped the way we think. And some made the cut because they directly changed the way we live . . ." -- TIME magazine editor Ben Goldberger, on page 12

While there are a number of upbeat selections - a smiling and solo Jackie Kennedy Onassis striding across a New York City street; eleven untethered construction workers taking a daily lunch break on the same horizontal beam . . . over 800 feet above the ground (!); and Ellen DeGeneres' amusingly crowded 2014 Oscar telecast selfie starring ten Hollywood A-listers - the tone of this collection is largely disturbing or tragic, even incredibly violent at times, and reflects our often-erratic world. The Vietnam conflict is represented by a quartet of infamous pics (the protesting monk setting himself on fire; the Saigon police chief executing a weeping man via a pistol shot to the head; the crying naked child fleeing from a friendly-fire napalm attack on her village; and the Kent State shootings, with a distraught student crouching at the body of a slain classmate) along with a number of World War II images and a few related to terrorism (such as the chilling snapshot of the masked Black September gunman during the devastating 1972 Summer Olympics Israeli hostage crisis). However, it was still worth the read for the nearly 200 years of pictorial history that was contained in 200 pages.

[Mai M Ibrahim · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Raleigh · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was cool, and there were some words. No further questions.

[Brian Page · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are two words missing from the title of 100 PHOTOGRAPHS: THE MOST INFLUENTIAL IMAGES OF ALL TIME. The two words that should be appended to the title are: “FOR AMERICANS.” That said, I purchased this hard copy version of the wonderful online presentation from Time, Inc., because I very much agree with their choice of images. So it goes without saying that I’m an American. Only a tiny percentage of the images in this collection are world images; but nearly all are truly astounding and will likely be familiar to photojournalists who are aware of their heritage. The short essays that accompany each image are well written, useful in terms of conveying situational details, and convincing in the justification for inclusion. Overall, this book confirms the opinion of Eddie Adams, quoted on page 124 accompanying his image, “Saigon Execution,” that “Still photographs are the most powerful weapons in the world.” Proof of that is the fact that most anyone considering the purchase of this book knows exactly which photograph I’m referencing with this quotation.

[Pat Empson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent book about the photographs we've all seen over the years which documented history. Not only are there pictures, you read the back story of the photographers and how the pictures happened to be taken. Very interesting!

[Evan Hoekzema · Rating 5 out of 5]

Breathtaking, horrifying, inspiring and challenging. Takes you throughout history and gives you the back drop for the most influential pictures of all time.

[Adel Z · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had to take breaks reading this -- some of the images of war/conflict, violence and death are QUITE disturbing, and though the texts printed along with each photo are brief, they are packed with information to process. It was incredible to learn the far-reaching impact each photo has had on the world, and to learn more about the history of photography itself, and to be introduced to some artists that I had not known of before.

[Prem · Rating 4 out of 5]

To view the top 100 photographs of all time itself is a privilege. Though I had the magazine version purchased I wanted to feel the hard cover version so got it via the library loan. The book is split into 3 sections namely Icons, Evidence, Innovation. Thought Icons cover the towering personalities portraits, the Evidence section is the most hard hitting set of images for me because of the conflict zone photos. Innovation is quite interesting but it just brings the photos which are there for the timing of the images rather than the quality. Below are list of photos which are quite memorable for me in no particular order.

* Photographer from Rockefeller center
* Lunch atop a skyscraper | Unknown, 1932
* Migrant Mother | Dorothea Lange, 1936
* Winston Churchill | Yousuf Karsh, 1941
* Flag raising on Iwo Jima | Joe Rosenthal, 1945
* Raising a flag over the Reichstag | Yevgeny Khaldei, 1945
* V-J Day in Times Square | Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1945
* Gandhi and the spinning wheel | Margaret Bourke-White, 1946
* Country Doctor | W.Eugene Smith, 1948
* Dovima with elephants | Richard Avedon, Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, August 1955
* Muhammad Ali vs Sonny Liston | Neil Leifer, 1965
* Albino boy, Biafra | Don McCullin, 1969
* Windblown Jackie | Ron Galella, 1971
* Michael Jordan | Co Rentmeester, 1984
* The face of AIDS | Therese Frare, 1990
* Demi Moore | Annie Leibovitz, 1991
* Girl worker in Carolina cotton mill | Lewis Hine, 1908
* Hitler at a Nazi Party rally | Heinrich Hoffman, 1934
* Bloody Saturday | H.S. Wong, 1937
* Jewish boy surrenders in Warsaw | Unknown, 1943
* Leap into freedom | Peter Leibing, 1961
* The burning Monk | Malcolm Browne, 1963
* Saigon execution | Eddie Adams, 1968
* The terror of war | Nick Ut, 1972
* Fire escape collapse | Stanley 1975
* Boat of no smiles | Eddie Adams, 1977
* Firing squad in Iran | Jahangir Razmi, 1979
* Tank Man | Jeff Widener, 1989
* Famine in Somalia | James Nachtwey, 1992
* Starving child and vulture | Kevin Carter, 1993
* Falling man | Richard Drew, 2001
* Iraqi girl at checkpoint | Chris Hondros, 2005
* Boulevard du temple | Louis Daguerre, 1839
* Behind the Gare saint-lazare | Henri Cartier-Bresson, 1932
* Dali atomicus | Philippe Halsman, 1948

[Vikas · Rating 5 out of 5]

This wonderful collection contained many photos that I had already seen and many that I hadn't. As a photographer myself, I have benefited from the rapid advance in digital photography and cellphone photography. Now the Cellphone camera has gotten so much better that it has replaced the Point and Shoot camera pretty much completely. The photos were accompanied by a short essay about the photograph and photographer.

As this was about the most influential images so we had the very first photo taken, the very first cellphone photo, though not the first colour photo curiosly. I enjoyed this collection very much and am glad to have the chance to be able to read it. I will try to find a physical copy as it would be a collective book/item for sure.

People who don't read generally ask me my reasons for reading. Simply put I just love reading and so to that end I have made it my motto to just Keep on Reading. I love to read everything except for Self Help books but even those once in a while. I read almost all the genres but YA, Fantasy, and Biographies are the most. My favorite series is, of course, Harry Potter but then there are many more books that I just adore. I have bookcases filled with books that are waiting to be read so can't stay and spend more time in this review, so remember I loved reading this and love reading more, you should also read what you love and then just Keep on Reading.

[Bimugdha Sarker · Rating 4 out of 5]

These 100 images give us a broad view of what America; yes, America had gone through in the last few decades. Some were of other countries situations, but it focused mainly on the America related topics.

Anyway, i enjoyed the book, loved the short facts about it, and got a glimpse of the world ( which it was before) . I always wanted to know about the Kennedy situations, their lives ( cause America lived on that that time ) , found Demy moor's courageous photo shoot of making Motherhood sexy, the sailor & nurse's kiss after WW2, Winston Churchill's Dog-like face and attitude, The famous seductive Betty Grable9 who conquerred millions of soldiors hearts, The flag raising on IWO JIMA, Gandhi & his spinning wheel, Che's famous bold face that we still worship...............i'm not gonna be able to stop! please keep this book in the Tea-table or in a corner. while taking snacks , you can skim through or seriously read the book one or 3-4 pages at a time. I highly recommend it.

[Bennjamin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed a look into the photographs of previous generations that defined an era and a way of life. It was interesting to see, for example, Carleton Watkins' Yosemite photo, nearly 70 years before Ansel Adams journeyed there. Also, I had never seen the Joseph Niepce photo "View From the Window At Le Gras" (c.1826). So many emotions come up with the photographs that are preserved in this work. Two of the moving photos for me were Sam Shere's 1937 photo of the Hindenberg disaster, and the self immolation in 1963 of Thick Quang Duc. Youth today have no idea of most of these historical moments, and probably have less appreciation of the gravity of preserving these moments for future generations. However, I am thankful to have had the opportunity to view these photos with a new lens. Truly empowering.

[Joy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I learned the backstory or at least more details about indelible photos in our national memory. Since I really don't know much about photography, I also discovered many photos I had never seen before. The most astonishing was "The Fire Escape Collapse" by Stanley Forman.

[Jenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting selection of photographs taken by a range of photographers over almost two centuries. Not necessarily the best photographs, or the most famous but the most influential.

[Ahmad · Rating 4 out of 5]

succinct descriptions and backstories and for a superb collection of images. Some of them are far from perfect in terms of composition or clarity, but they are added here for their cultural impact.

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it. Learned the back story on iconic photographs I’ve seen and some I’d never seen. Very interesting.

[Justin Norman · Rating 4 out of 5]

This turned out to be much more captivating than I expected. The book is divided into a few sections, one of which tracks the history of journalistic photography in warzones, and another which documents historic milestones in photography as an artform. A lot of the images here are immediately recognizable, as you'd expect, but the stories behind most of the photos were new to me. I don't believe I'd ever seen or read the story behind the very first photograph, or the first photograph of a human. The stories are brief and often light on details, but as a tour of the history of major developments in the medium, it's quite good.

[Ruby · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first ever photograph was the creator's window view from France. It was just an image, nothing special, but it recorded the first step of photography. For game of thrones fans, the sentence that was said by Cersei "When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die.” might come from Jacob Riis' “Hence, I say, in the battle with the slum we win or we perish. There is no middle way.”. The last image in this book is Ellen Degeneres' Oscar selfie, which probably marked the end of an era and the start of a new one.

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best photojournalism books I've read so far. They don't focus so much on the aesthetics but more on how the photographs changed society, whether is was through changing public opinion on war, changing the medium of photography itself, or creating controversy and opening important ethical discussions. I think this is an important book to read when gaining knowledge on American history. I recommend this book to any curious mind.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some of the pictures you will remember, some you might have never seen and some of them are hard to look at.....but what an interesting book. Each of the 100 iconic pictures tells the what, why and where and in most cases includes interesting information about the photographer. Several of them committed suicide more than likely because their heart wrenching pictures/work took a toll on their well being. One perished in a concentration camp. Highly recommended read.

[Nan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This impressive collection of the best of photojournalism evokes deep emotional reactions. In their time the images not only showed what was going on in the world, but did much to change and shape public opinion. I've seen almost all of these incredible photographs before, but the accompanying paragraphs add illuminating background and context. It's well worth spending your time with this. Actual rating: 4.5

[Paige Gordon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a really cool collection because of its focus on influential vs popular. The division into categories of pictures that represent the first of certain styles, the first of certain technologies, as well as the ones that served as catalysts to major world events, makes this book a fascinating overview of the history and impact of photography as a whole and one I think anyone interested in the topic would really love!

[Yalpar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Una excelente colección de fotografías muy conocidas, acompañadas de un texto explicativo para contextualizarlas y poder entender su importancia.

Como aspecto negativo, en algunas de ellas que ocupan dos páginas, no se aprecia bien la imagen en la zona de unión de las páginas.

Casi centradas exclusivamente en la historia de EE.UU o en temas que hayan sido de actualidad para ese país.

[Alix · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a selection of images taken over time. They are all very powerful and haunting, and there is an emphasis on war, famine and other atrocities. (This is why it took a while to make my way through it...having to put it down for a bit.) I would have liked to have seen some uplifting images among the group - if only for balance.

[Bradley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love photography and will probably seek out a copy of this book for my own personal library. Essentially it's a collection of a hundred photos that Time magazine that represents the cultural and historical history of photography. There are some well known photographs and those photos are paired with essays. It's a stellar collection.

[David Kent · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful collection of iconic photos, many I've seen, but many I hadn't seen before. The short background behind the photo and photographer help provide context. Some photographs are inspiring, others horrific, all tell stories that are important for all of us.

[Madelyn Hall · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fascinating book. Not only a short history of photography, but a discussion of the emotional impact of a photograph on the audience, the subject, and the photographer. Divided into three sections, icons, evidence, and innovations - some of which are too painful to look at, let alone study. Most of the photos were familiar to me, but the accompanying text is worth reading. Recommended.

[Adam · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book with great photos from the past century. Good for one who likes to see the history of photography through the atual photos and little snippets of information below each photo.

[Patrick Riley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Too many of the photos are of war, famine, violence and hunger. No argument with their significance, but it's sad.

[Teri Temme · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exceptional photos - great text and a fantastic review for my History of Photography class!