Top 100 Photos

1)   I picked this image because of how inspirational the picture is. Achieving an accomplishment like putting the first man on the moon is huge. The gold in the bottom right corner really caught my eye and drew me to this picture.
2)   This was one of the only photos that survived from their trip. It shows man as small and fragile on a mysterious world. You can see Neil Armstrong in the reflection of the helmet holding the camera and part of the shuttle is also in the reflection.
3)   I learned that Buzz Aldrin didn't like being the second man on the moon but he is the only one that is photographed in these pictures as Neil Armstrong is the one holding the camera.

4)   The photographer is Neil Armstrong.

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Neil Armstrong 

Born 1930, Died 2012

Born in Wapakoneta, Ohio

Went to Purdue University

1)   I picked this picture because my parents used to tell me stories about Muhammad Ali and how great he was. This picture caught my eye because it is very familiar to me.

2)   The picture is taken of Muhammad Ali towering over his opponent Sonny Listen. Muhammad Ali had just knocked him out and he was now yelling at his fallen opponent.

3)   I learned that the cigar smoke in the arena allowed Neil Leifer to take a good picture of the fight.

4)   The photographer is Neil Leifer.

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Neil Leifer

Born 1942, Still Alive

Born in New York, New York

Did not go to college

1)   I picked this picture because I have always liked basketball and I have watched countless videos on Micheal Jordan and how great he was. The iconic pose caught my eye.
2)   This picture is taken of Micheal Jordan dunking for a LIFE magazine photoshoot.
3)   I learned that this picture was taken for LIFE magazine and Nike paid to have the rights to the picture. I already knew that the iconic Jordan logo was based off this picture.
4)   The photographer is Co Rentmeester

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Co Rentmeester

Born 1936, Still Alive

Born in Amsterdam

Went to college at the Art Center College in Los Angeles

1)   I chose this photo because I have seen it a lot but I didn't know the story behind it so I was interested in it.
2)   This picture is of American soldiers planting the American flag on Mount. Suribachi in Japan.
3)   I learned that this picture in taken in Japan after the Americans won a battle and captured this mountain.
4)   The photographer is Joe Rosenthal

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Joe Rosenthal
Born 1911, Died 2006
Born in Washington D.C.
Went to college at the University of San Fransisco

1)   I chose this photo because the colors stood out to me. The odd design of the droplet also stood out to me.

2)   The photo is of a droplet of milk dropping into a liquid.
3)   I learned that this was one of the first attempts at a clear photo of a very fast moving object.
4)   The photographer is Harold Edgerton

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Harold Edgerton

Born 1903, Died 1990

Born in Fremont, Nebraska

Went to college at University of Nebraska