Look over his Halstead's shoulder through nearly a half century of world history

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	• Moments in Time: Photos and Stories from One of America's Top Photojournalists Dirck Halstead "Harry N. Abrams, Inc.", 2006 - 352 pages average customer review:based on 6 reviews view larger image
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Moments in Time

Not long after I started reading the book I found it to be a lot more than a lifetime Photographer's experiences. It is a thinking and caring Photojournalist's eye witness insight to Historical events of the latter half of the 20th century.Dirck gives a romantic vieu of Saigon City with the range of honest emotions that war times generate. He also presents unique insights to the performances of past presidents that served while he was a White House photographer. Dirck does this with an eye for significant events through both word and pictures. The historical and artistic content of the pictures is a bonus.A rewarding read.

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Halstead's Moments inTIme review

THIS BOOK EXCEEDED MY EXPECTATIONS. IT WAS PORTRAYED AS TRUE LIFE-LIKE. I DID NOT WANT TO PUT THE BOOK DOWN. I TRULY FEEL LIKE I HAVE EXPERIENCED THESE HISTORY MAKING EVENTS ALONG SIDE MR. HALSTEAD. HE CERTAINLY PUT A LOT IN THIS BOOK. I THANK HIM FOR SHARING THE HIS OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE WORLD. AS MORE AND MORE AVID READERS DISCOVER AND READ THIS BOOK, A THIRST FOR THIS KNOWLEDGE SHOULD BE QUENCHED.

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New Insights to the World from One of the Most Respected Photographers

From Douglas Kirkland
This book is an incredible and riveting look at the some of the most important events from the last fifty years.
Not only is Dirck Halstead a great photojournalist but he is also a superb raconteur. There is a wonderful mix of war, politics, Hollywood and humanity which make this book difficult to put down once you've started reading it.
We recognize many of the iconic images but the words give an important dimension which adds still more to their meaning. Congratulations Dirck Halstead and thank you for bringing us this significant treasure.

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Look over his Halstead's shoulder through nearly a half century of world history

Over the course of a long airline flight, I picked up Halstead's book and found myself unable to put it down through three cross-country legs (even through the obligatory bit about putting everything away and raising tray tables... but I digress). Far more than the tale of a photographer's look through the lens over the course of several decades, this book provides insights, commentary and background to some of the most photographed events in the last half century... as well as the pictures themselves.
Exceptionally well written for a guy who is known for his reporting via a lens, Halstead's work is at times, funny, always intriguing and a thoroughly engrossing read.

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I remember

I finished the Halstead book last night and it was more than I thought it would be. It is more than photos out of the past. There are stories. I remember all of the events (does that mean I'm old) and seeing the photographs. Halstead is a dedicated professional. Thanks for the memories (good & not so good). KJH June 25, 2007

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Dirck Halstead is one of America?s preeminent photojournalists, whose iconic images have graced more covers of Time magazine than any other photographer?s. From the battlefields of Vietnam to the halls of the White House to film sets around the world, Halstead?s sense of timing and eye for the revealing shot was unerring throughout his 50-year career. Among the 300 photographs in this collection are many that are instantly recognizable, such as Bill Clinton embracing Monica Lewinsky, or Nixon saluting with his famous V-for-victory sign. Others have become more resonant with the passage of time. Throughout, Halstead provides fast-paced, lively, and engaging accounts of his experiences in the field. A one-of-a-kind autobiography in words and pictures, Moments in Time is a half-century of history seen through one photographer?s lens.

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