Category: Good Work

Over at Life, Ben Cosgrove tells the story of how Alfred Eisenstadt went to Cuba to photograph Ernest Hemmingway … and it’s a harrowing tale. “He was,” Eisenstaedt once said of Hemingway, “the most difficult person I ever photographed.” Coming from a man who was a professional photographer across seven decades — someone who photographed presidents, emperors, socially awkward scientists,...

Over at The New York Times’ Lens blog, Damien Cave has a review of a new book out that looks at the history of portraiture in Mexico. There are modern and vintage photos, individuals and families. It’s days like this that I think I need to increase my book budget … Mexican Portraits is available from Aperture for $72.25.