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.

See photographs and read stories about global icons - the actors, athletes, politicians, and community members that make our world come to life.

See how fashion, family life, sports, holiday celebrations, media, and other elements of pop culture have changed through the decades.

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

Teenager Kathy Kohner’s real-life adventures in Malibu earned her the nickname “Gidget” from her fellow surfers and inspired her father to write a 1957 book which was then adapted into …

The LIFE Picture Collection is the visual chronicle of the 20 th century and one of the most important photographic archives in the United States. From 1936 to 2000, LIFE commissioned …

LIFE decided to pay tribute to “this burgeoning romanticism” by dispatching staff photographer NIna Leen to document a particularly lavish wedding, with a focus on all the preparations …

As a weekly magazine LIFE covered it all, with a breadth and open-mindedness that looks especially astounding today, when publications and websites tailor their coverage to ever …

Explore Desperately Seeking Susan within the LIFE photography vault, one of the most prestigious & privately held archives from the US & around the World.

Explore lacrosse within the LIFE photography vault, one of the most prestigious & privately held archives from the US & around the World.