Neil leifer biography book relentless
Relentless : the stories behind the photographs : leifer.
Leifer, Neil (with Diane K. Shah). Relentless: The Stories Behind the Photographs.
Famous sports photographers
Focus on American History Series. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2016. pp400 + 276 photos. $45.
Reviewed by Andrew R.M. Smith
Make no mistake—Neil Leifer entered the sports world through its stomach.
Neil leifer biography book relentless
His job as a delivery boy for the Stage Deli, erstwhile competitor to its Seventh Avenue neighbor the Carnegie Deli, was integral to his career as one of the most well-known and respected sports photographers in the nation.
Stage Deli, c.
2007. Courtesy of Wikipedia Commons
Through sandwich bags Leifer developed relationships with not only the athletes he wanted to photograph—regulars like Mickey Mantle—but also the Midtown-based magazines where he wanted to publish those pictures.
Without the pastrami from the Stage, some of the most iconic moments in sport history would not have been captured on film.
Revelations like this permeate Relentless. It is by no means