He was innate within Dirschau, West Prussia (now Tczew, Poland) and emigrated to the United States in 1935, where he remained until his demise, sleep in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York.

Eisenstaedt worked as a lensman for Life magazine from 1936 to 1972. He is virtually all far-famed for his candid photographs, which he made applying the Ii 1/4 by Deuce 1/4 inch Rolleiflex twin-lens reflex camera. His best known photo is of an Western sailor kissing the young lady in V-J Day in Times Square in 1945. (A missy is widely accepted to use at times been Edith Shain, although occasionally sources say she was Greta Friedman; a sailor was identified per Naval War College in August 2005 as George Mendonsa, of Newport, Rhode Island, although many more men use at times claimed a honor.) a sculpture was manufactured, according to the photograph, by artist J. Seward Johnson. Entitled "Unconditional Surrender," it was unveiled in August 11, 2005 and is moved to the gallery fallowing the iv-day display within Days Square.[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4799520]

Since 1999, the [http://www.life.com/Life/eisies/index.html Alfred Eisenstaedt Awards for Magazine Photography] keep close at hand been administered per Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.