Episode 2: Enter W. Eugene Smith

Before photographer W. Eugene Smith lived in a rundown loft in the thick of New York’s jazz scene, he lived in another world. A native Kansan who earned a scholarship to Notre Dame, Smith was a staff photographer for LIFE magazine -- considered photojournalism's top job in an era when photographers were major stars. What compelled him to leave that life behind?

Episode 2 of the The Jazz Loft Radio Series podcast titled "Episode 2: Enter W. Eugene Smith" was published on October 29, 2015 and runs 21 minutes.

October 29, 2015 ·21m · The Jazz Loft Radio Series

Summary

Before photographer W. Eugene Smith lived in a rundown loft in the thick of New York’s jazz scene, he lived in another world. A native Kansan who earned a scholarship to Notre Dame, Smith was a staff photographer for LIFE magazine -- considered photojournalism's top job in an era when photographers were major stars. What compelled him to leave that life behind?

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