Horace Bristol

Horace Bristol (1908, 1997) was an American documentary photographer best known for his work covering World War II in the Pacific and his influential photo essays for Life magazine. He collaborated with John Steinbeck during the Great Depression, photographing migrant workers in California, work that directly inspired Steinbeck's 'The Grapes of Wrath.' Bristol's images are celebrated for their humanistic depth and journalistic integrity, capturing pivotal moments of 20th-century American and Asian history.