Dorothea Lange is an American photographer that specialized
in documentary photography. Born on May 26, 1895, in Hoboken New Jersey,
studied photography in Columbia University where she decided to travel the
world. Her plan ended shortly in California because of funding issues and took
on a position in a photography studio. During this time, she was living during
the great depression and began taking photos of people living in the Great Depression,
especially the struggles that the poorer people had to face. These photos
gained traction from the power and emotion that Lange captured, leading to a
commission from the Federal Resettlement Agency.
Her work mainly focuses around the everyday life of migrant
workers that were affected heavily by the Great Depression. The photographs detailed
the hardships that they faced which included the harsh working conditions and instability
of living. These pictures served as a documentary of a worker’s life, thus Lange
was considered a forefront in documentary photography. Most of her works
considered the hardships of having no money and no support from the government,
conveying the idea that these people currently suffering need help, whether it
be funding or at least provide some awareness for the Americans more well off
then the people in the pictures.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dorothea-Lange
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