Joe Rosenthal and his images
JAIME HOLGUIN and BERNADETTE TUAZON reflect on the man who shot an iconic image of Iwo Jima during World War II, and describe a historic day
He was truly one of the greats -- but Joe Rosenthal would be the first to tell you that he wasn't worthy of that honor.
Rosenthal captured the Pulitzer Prize-winning image of the flag-raising on Iwo Jima -- an image that would forever come to symbolize the sacrifice and the efforts of the American military during World War II. The accolades rolled in, but he took them in stride.
Rosenthal's picture has been called the "greatest photograph ever," but he never quite agreed with that assessment.
During a visit to AP headquarters in 2003, former AP photographer Joe Rosenthal poses with his Pulitzer Prize-winning photo. (AP Photo/Chuck Zoeller
مصاحبه asap با روزنتال شش ماه قبل
او کسی بود که هيچ وقت خود را بهترين نمی دانست و در باره عکس معروفش بيشتر شانس حضور در صحنه را برای خود قايل بود.
روزنتال عکس پايين را لحظاتی بعد از عکس مشهورش گرفته است.
In a second photo Rosenthal shot at Iwo Jima, Marines pose in front of the flag they just raised. (AP Photo/Joe Rosenthal
