Contact Sheet Print: Muhammad Ali, Chicago, Illinois, 1966 City Life following individuals as they crowd

following individuals as they crowd around the record player

“The contrast was smashing

Pictured here is a haunting image of the young actor walking through Times Square

horse training for the militia

they interact more personally than anywhere else in the public domain

Contact Sheet Print: Muhammad Ali, Chicago, Illinois, 1966 City Life following individuals as they crowdIn 1966, when Thomas Hoepker was a young staff photographer at STERN magazine, he was asked to cover a fight in London with the then unknown boxer, Cassius Clay. He had recently changed his name to Muhammed Ali. After documenting him for a few days there, Hoepker persuaded his editor that the story was bigger and followed Ali to Chicago, where this image was taken. This contact sheet features images of Muhammad Ali. Chicago. USA. 1966. Thomas Hoepker