Experience LIFE's visual record of the 20th century by exploring the most iconic photographs from one of the most famous private photo collections in the world.

Learn about John Florea, one of the many photographers for LIFE who captured some of the most iconic pictures from the US & around the World.

LIFE learned of the precocious John Olson (born 1947) through photos he took for Stars and Stripes while serving two years in Vietnam, where he was wounded twice.

Said Groskinsky of LIFE, “There’s no school like it in the world.” For nearly a decade, at championship fights and political conventions, he was there ahead of time, setting giant strobe …

5 days ago · The photos by George Silk capture that world in vivid color, and Moser’s words bring to life the characters trying to make a life in the Outback. One cattle rancher, Bill Waudby, …

The following is adapted from the introduction to LIFE’s newcspecial issue 100 Photographs: The Most Important Pictures of All Time and the Stories Behind Them, available at newsstands …

The photos of Leigh in the LIFE archives that resonate the most are the ones that track the actress through distinct stages of her public life. The oldest photo shows her posing demurely …

Born in Piacenza, Italy, Carlo Bavagnoli (1932-present) was heading for a career in law when he met the storied LIFE photographer David Douglas Duncan at the Milan opera house, La Scala.

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. …

LIFE recalls the Orient Express of the last century through photographs made in 1950 -- evocative, atmospheric pictures from another time.