W. Eugene Smith

W. Eugene Smith

Smith graduated from Wichita North High School in 1936. He began his career by taking pictures for two local newspapers. He was known for his refusal to compromise professional standards and his brutally vivid World War II photographs.

Education: University of Notre Dame, Wichita North High School

Nominations: National Book Award for Contemporary Affairs

He was taking photos of wars and world disasters and was inputting his own message into the photos. He believed that a photographer should be at the scene and every one of his photographs had his signature. Eugene once said: “I wanted my pictures to carry some message against the greed, the stupidity and the intolerance that cause these wars.”  (American Masters) " copied from http://nikobogun.blogspot.com "

White Rose Bar sign from the fourth-floor window of

821 Sixth Avenue (c. 1957–1964).

I love this photo because it shows a lot of meanings .