Life Magazine and the Power of Photography

Life Magazine and the Power of Photography includes pieces from 25 different scholars across a variety of fields who investigate the influence Life magazine had on American photography as a field in its weekly run from 1936 to 1972.

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An inside look up the inside of a building, with four floors and a dinosaur skeleton visible.
The Latest Issue

April 2026

Inside the new ES and SEAS complex; kudos for austerity; jazz at Princeton.