This photo of Life Magazine’s photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White atop a steel gargoyle protruding from the 61st story of the Chrysler Building was taken by her dark room assistant Oscar Graubner in 1934.
David Hockney John St. Clair Swimming 1972 c-type print from edition of 80
Gillian Laub for TIME
Comedian Louis CK, photographed at the Hudson Diner in New York City for this year’s TIME 100 issue. For our annual list of the most influential people of the year, TIME commissioned the images in this gallery.
Tonight we celebrate our list of the 100 most influential people of the year at the TIME 100 Gala — follow TIME on Twitter (@TIME) and Instagram (time_magazine) for coverage of the event during the night.