Dorothea Lange was a photographer and journalist who was best known for her her pre-depression era photographs. In her early years, she went through two traumatic events, which she believes that they "formed me, guided me, instructed me, helped me and humiliated me". When the Great Depression hit, Lange turned to the streets instead of her studio, which she opened in 1919. She focused on the unemployed, poor, and homeless people in her area.
Lewis Hine september 26th 1874 - november 3rd 1940
Lewis Hine was a sociologist and photographer. He used his photos to try to reform society and to change child labor laws in America. Lewis Hine started work with the National Child Labor Committee in 1908. His work was often dangerous since he was constantly threatened by police who could and would use violence towards Hine if they found him. During this time, child labour was something labourers tried to hide from the public. To get his photographs, Hine had to disguise himself in order to get into the factories where the children worked.
Mathew Brady may 18th 1822 - january 15th 1896
Mathew Brady is know as one of the first American photographers. He was best know for his pictures of the Civil War. Yet, he started his career by opening his own studio and photographed celebrities like Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams. When the civil war started, he used his mobil studio to bring home the reality of war to the public.
Eadweard Muybridge april 9 1830- may 8th 1904
Eadweard Muybridge was an English photographer who is best know for his studies of motion and motion-picture projection. He immigrated to America to write a novel, then decided to take up photography when he returned to England. There, he learned the wet-plate collodion process. Muybridge used multiple cameras to capture his unique photographs, then used a device for projecting motion pictures called a zoopraxiscope to pre-date the flexible film strip used in cinematography.