TIME 100 Photographs: The Most Influential Photos of All Time

by Time Inc.

Though modern technology now allows everyone with a phone to be a photographer, and hundreds of billions of new images are made and shared each year, still rare are images that possess an art, capture a moment, or deliver meaning that shapes or changes the way people think, that themselves become turning points of human experience. Now, after a thorough process that included thousands of interviews, the editors at TIME present the new special edition 100 The Most Influential Images of All Time. Turning slowly through this profound collection, you’ll find yourself riveted and deeply moved. After an examination of exactly what makes a photograph influential, you’ll encounter icons like Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother, Alfred Eisenstaedt’s V-J Day in Times Square, and Neil Leifer’s Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston. Then, Evidence explores the importance of the camera as witness. Revisit Robert Capa’s D-Day landing on Omaha Beach, Abraham Zapruder’s JFK Assassination, Frame 313, the still-mysterious Tank Man phot by Jeff Widener, and many more. Last, consider the Innovations of Eadweard Muybridge’s The Hose in Motion, astronaut William Anders’ Earthrise, and Philippe Kahn’s First Cell-Phone Picture, to name only a few. Beyond the photos themselves, learn the stories behind the images, some uncovered and offered here for the first time. Whether you look to photographs to serve as art, journalism, or simply a selfie to share, 100 Photographs is an undeniably profound collection of historic images and a reminder of the potential importance of every camera’s click. Please note that this product is an authorized edition published by the Meredith Corporation and sold by Amazon. This edition is printed using a high quality matte interior paper and printed on demand for immediate fulfillment.

Genres: Photography, Nonfiction

128 pages, Single Issue Magazine

Published November 23, 2018

Reviews

[Tommy Vachon · Rating 5 out of 5]

An extremely educational and interesting read!

[Chris Schneider · Rating 5 out of 5]

Although it is officially a magazine, which I found on a magazine shelf, it is quite similar to a book (no ads, good image reproduction, and well formatted). Better still, it chooses images well and has a rather honest view of them. I was expecting a reinforcement of the established greats that heap praise on whatever is safe to praise, and to some extent it does since it is not going out on a limb to identify obscure images, but it also isn't afraid to acknowledge problems, ethical issues, and other concerns with the photograph or its creator.

What I appreciate about it is that it covers a good spectrum of images, from historical to artistic, although it is quite Western and US focused. It starts with a solid essay about photography as a medium, and a one-page write up about the importance of each image. Great for new photographers, students, and those who want to get an overview of what has been done.

[Greg · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think my first mistake was downloading this on Kindle (albeit viewed on my iMac) - the photos are therefore relatively low quality on screen. Secondly, I thought it was more about the 'best' and it's really more about the evolution of photography - certainly the last third of the book. That said, there are some incredible images - it's easy to forget in this digital age how much we get swamped daily by images and the line I found most poignant was the question: can the art keep up with the science? Still, it's great re-live some of the photos - particularly those out of Vietnam - which did so much to change perspectives of the world at large.

[Steven Belanger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Many of these are ones that you know--Betty Grable's over-the-shoulder, the guys on the beam, the naked napalmed kids, Buzz Aldrin on the moon, etc.--but many of them you probably don't know. And many of these had stories that I didn't fully know. I've seen the horse-running shots, and I've seen other historical photos, but I didn't know all the stories behind them. And it was very interesting and important to see the photos again, anyway. The last one was the famous Ellen Degeneres-insisted selfie--using Bradley Cooper's phone--that was, historically, the world's first global selfie, with over hundreds of millions of views. I mention this because it's awe-inspiring--and a tad disturbing--to realize that we are, and always have been, living through history, as it happens. That'll be 2020's legacy, that the world got infected and somehow survived it--literally, and, here in America, metaphorically. 2020 gave us TWO diseases, but we survived both. Did I say that out loud? I did.

[Jason Freng · Rating 3 out of 5]

Many of these images are so powerful because they show some horrific things.

[Abbas Mehrabian · Rating 5 out of 5]

An amazing collection of photos plus descriptions. A joyful read.

[Kalli Moon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really powerful!

[Karl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Once a life time photos.