Yeshiva Boy by Leonard Freed, New York City, Black-and-White Photography 1950s of Jewish Diaspora Butterflies I like this photo because

I like this photo because it captures the moment of a solitary figure against the horizon of the moon

dated on verso (back of photo) by the artist

which prove to be whimsical and aesthetic

photojournalist and photobook collector

He is known for his psychologically charged images

Yeshiva Boy by Leonard Freed, New York City, Black-and-White Photography 1950s of Jewish Diaspora Butterflies I like this photo becauseYeshiva Boy, New York City, 1954 is a black and white portrait of a young boy at a yeshiva in New York City. This gelatin silver print, 20 x 16, is signed verso (back of photo) by the photographer. Leonard Freed's photographic career led him to document many subjects from the 1950s 2006, including photographing the Jewish diaspora in the US, Europe, and the Middle East. Considered one of the important documentary photographers of the 20th Century,