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A section of Stanley Kubrick’s contact sheet from his 1949 photo essay ‘Prizefighter.’
Stanley Kubrick was still a teenager when he was hired as a staff photographer for Look Magazine. One of his photo essays, scenes from the life of Bronx-born boxer Walter Cartier, would inspire the acclaimed filmmaker’s directorial debut, 'Day at the Fight.’