Rosenthal is best known for his image of Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, which brought him the Pulitzer Prize and international rec ... Show More Joe Rosenthal, born October 9, 1911, was an AP photographer whose iconic work spanned through World War II. The picture, which earned Rosenthal a Pulitzer Prize, so resonated that it was made into a postage stamp and cast as a 100-ton bronze memorial. Though the career of Joe Rosenthal spanned more than 50 years, he is best known for a single image: Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima. The photograph of six men on a tiny island in the Pacific was immediately a symbol of victory and heroism, and became one of the most famous, most reproduced and even most controversial photographs of all time. Joe Rosenthal's photos, found at Columbia garage sale, told story of Iwo Jima. The abovemost photo was taken for Times Wide World Photos by Joe Rosenthal. Joe Rosenthal: The photographer behind World War II’s most iconic photo The author of one of the 20th century’s most famous photos, in front of the lens. Two days later Rosenthal’s photo was splashed on front pages across the U.S., where it was quickly embraced as a symbol of unity in the long-fought war. July 16, 1938. In those days of radical image manipulation, the photograph was liberally retouched by airbrushing, cropping, and color contrasting. Joe Rosenthal, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his immortal image of six World War II servicemen raising an American flag over battle-scarred Iwo Jima, died Sunday. He was 94. This iconic photo, taken February 23, 1945, by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal, shows six US Marines raising the American flag over the …