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5 days ago · LIFE: What would you describe as the distinctive appeal of the LIFE brand of photography? GK: LIFE was particularly great at reflecting the “real life” of its readers right alongside images of …

See photographs and read stories about global icons - the actors, athletes, politicians, and community members that make our world come to life.

Destinations Latest destinations George Silk’s Images of New Zealand: A LIFE Photographer Goes Home destinations Cowboy Life in the Australian Outback destinations Meet Peter, the Pelican …

See how fashion, family life, sports, holiday celebrations, media, and other elements of pop culture have changed through the decades.

arts & entertainment Hanging Out With Sheena, Queen of the Jungle arts & entertainment See LIFE’s Best On Display in New York arts & entertainment The Green Pastures: The First Broadway Show …

s Walter Sanders Eric Schaal David E. Scherman Joe Scherschel Frank Scherschel Paul Schutzer John Shearer Sam Shere William C. Shrout George Silk George Skadding W. Eugene Smith Ian Smith …

As a weekly magazine LIFE covered it all, with a breadth and open-mindedness that looks especially astounding today, when publications and websites tailor their coverage to ever-narrowing audiences. …

The following is from the introduction to LIFE’s special tribute issue, Jimmy Carter: A Noble Life, which is available online and at newsstands. When James Earl Carter died at his home in Plains, Georgia, on …