With a little help from her friends
Here’s a photo by renowned LIFE Magazine photographer Nina Leen. During the 1950s, Leen was one of the first women to break into the business and news photography field, capturing images of American life that few others had done before her.
Her photos exude warmth and joy, capturing completely spontaneous moments with deeper meanings. Consider this one, for example. A smiling, bikini-clad youngster is hiding her buddy under a towel. Are they just being silly, or is this about modesty? We can only guess the answer since bikinis were still quite provocative at the time…