A Pair of Photos Framed by a Controversial 'Rewind' Technique
Both shots were taken in 1965 by Bob Gomel for Life magazine.
Former Life magazine photographer Bob Gomel tells the Houston Chronicle that his most profitable photo license involves a shot of Malcolm X snapping a picture of Cassius Clay at a Miami diner. He gets $3,000 a pop for that one.
But within professional photography’s ranks, Gomel is also associated with some pre-Photoshop era cleverness. He employed a technique for two different mid-1960s shots, causing a lot of debate:
His signature shot of the 1965 New York City blackout shows the full moon that got city dwellers through the dark night.
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