He also captured some of the joys of liberation : a shot of a G.I . Former G.I soldier Tony Vaccaro carried a camera with him while fighting in WWII . Tony Vaccaro shot more than 8,000 pictures of what he saw on way from beaches of U.S. to U.S. . Photos show devastation left in wake of conflict , but also joys of liberation . The former G.I . became a professional portrait photographer after the war .
Former G.I soldier Tony Vaccaro carried a camera with him while fighting in WWII . Tony Vaccaro shot more than 8,000 pictures of what he saw on way from beaches of U.S. to U.S. . Photos show devastation left in wake of conflict , but also joys of liberation . The former G.I . became a professional portrait photographer after the war .