Eisenstaedt, A.

Japanese: アイゼンシュテット,A. - あいぜんしゅてっと
Eisenstaedt, A.

...photography that widely communicates events in society and the natural world. It is said that the word was first used in Japanese in the early Showa period by photography critic Ina Nobuo as a translation of "reportage photo." In that sense, the word "hoshosha" has a somewhat proper noun-like character, but in today's general consciousness, it is used in a broader sense in roughly the same sense as so-called "documentary photography," and also includes so-called "news photography," and it has become established as a word.

From [Life]

...But then in 1978, it was revived as a monthly magazine, with a circulation of 1.33 million copies (1980).
[Photo by Life]
The graphic magazine Life, which was launched in 1936, started out with the photographs of four photographers: Margaret Bourke-White, assistant editor of Fortune and already an established photographer; Alfred Eisenstaedt, who had worked for various German graphic magazines but had been pursued by the Nazis and had come to America; Thomas McAvoy, a news cameraman for Time; and Peter Stackpole, who was active in the San Francisco area. Life's photographs were expected to go beyond simple photographic commentary and sensationalism, and to have a deep understanding of the subject or theme and a brilliant interpretation. As one way of achieving this, the photo essay format was invented.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Eisenstaedt, A." is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…社会や自然界のできごとを,広く伝達する写真のこと。日本語としては昭和初期に,写真評論家の伊奈信男が〈ルポルタージュ・フォトreportage photo〉の訳語としてこの言葉を用いたのが初めといわれる。その意味では,〈報道写真〉という言葉はやや固有名詞的な性格を帯びているわけであるが,しかし今日の一般の意識としては,いわゆる〈ドキュメンタリー写真(ドキュメンタリー・フォト)〉ともほぼ同じような意味で,また,いわゆる〈ニュース写真〉などもその中に含めて,より広い意味の言葉として用いられ,定着しているということができる。…

【ライフ】より

…しかしその後78年,月刊誌として復活,発行部数は133万部(1980)である。【常盤 新平】
[ライフの写真]
 1936年に創刊されたグラフ雑誌《ライフ》は,《フォーチュン》の編集次長で写真家としてすでに揺るぎない評価を得ていたマーガレット・バーク・ホワイト,ドイツのさまざまなグラフ雑誌で活躍しながらもナチスに追われてアメリカへやって来たアルフレッド・アイゼンシュテットAlfred Eisenstaedt,《タイム》のニュースカメラマンだったトマス・マッカボイThomas McAvoy,サンフランシスコ周辺で活躍していたピーター・スタックポールPeter Stackpoleの4人の写真を中心にしてスタートした。《ライフ》での写真は,単純な写真による解説やセンセーショナリズムを超え,対象やテーマへの深い理解と卓抜な解釈をもつものであることが求められ,そのような表現を実現するための一つの方法として,〈フォト・エッセー〉という形式が編みだされた。…

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