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'Life' Magazine, Champion of Photography, to Publish Again
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'Life' Magazine, Champion of Photography, to Publish Again

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One of the 20th century’s most important photojournalism publications is returning to print 90 years after it was first published.

Life magazine, which was instrumental in the careers of photography greats including Alfred Eisenstaedt, Robert Capa, Margaret Bourke-White, W. Eugene Smith, and others, began as a picture-led weekly publication in 1936.

The magazine covered major events, personalities, and everyday realities of the 20th century for a mass audience. It peaked in the 1960s when it was selling over eight million copies each week.

Resurrection

This morning, Life announced that it would return to print on November 23.…

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