Albert Einstein, Germany, 1933
Most of the pictures we see of world-famous physicist Albert Einstein show him teaching, speaking, and looking all around like a professional. But even the greatest physicist of our time is human and wants to chill out sometimes. This photo snapped in Germany in 1933, shows Einstein looking very relaxed. He’s actually relaxing under extraordinary circumstances.
At the time this photo was taken, he was still living in Berlin under the rule of the German Reich. Tension was increasing, and a lot of people, especially Jewish people, were in danger. Einstein would leave Berlin in 1933, renounce his citizenship, and emigrate to the United States shortly after this photo was taken. With all of this in mind, this moment becomes all the more rare and extraordinary.