Romy Schneider, Willy Brandt, Elvis in uniform, the sword thief of Léopoldville, Jackie Kennedy in mourning: many photographs by Robert Lebeck appear before the inner eye through their mere naming, so deeply have they imprinted themselves on our visual memory. With his pictures Lebeck told countless stories: of great moments and small incidents, of the course of the world and the people who populate it. For his 80th birthday, one of Germany’s most important photojournalists shows a cross-section of his work from five decades.