Bob Gomel: Eyewitness

About the movie

LIFE Magazine was, for decades, the pinnacle of excellence in the use photography to communicate some of history's most important moments. LIFE photographers were the best in the world. Bob Gomel was one of their best - photographing some of America's most iconic moments across sports, music and politics. Bob was there when a young Cassis Clay bested Sonny Liston; he documented The Beatles taking the US by storm, and when the world said farewell to President John F. Kennedy, it was told through the lens of Bob Gomel.These stories plus Richard Nixon, NYC Blackout, Olympic swimmers, Dwight Eisenhower funeral, and Bob's personal favorites are covered in fascinating detail."The history Bob witnessed is important. So are the effort and creativity necessary to make extraordinary images of these historic moments. Many of the images are made even more powerful by Bob's perspective on how they were created." - David Scarbrough, Producer/DirectorThis film tells the "story behind the story" of some of the most iconic images ever to appear in LIFE Magazine. Anyone interested in photography, history, or the 1960s will find this film compelling and entertaining; and will learn new insights on some of the best-known news stories from the 1960s.Photographers, history buffs, and music fans, will all find images they love from this icon of photojournalism.When history was made, Bob Gomel was there.This documentary was filmed and edited in 2020 in Houston, Texas where Bob Gomel now resides in retirement. The entire feature was recorded on an iPhone X and edited on a MacBook Pro computer.