Dorothea Lange was a documentary photographer and photojournalist. She is one of the first female photographers and was considered rebellious at that time because she broke the cultural norms of women in the early 1900's. She is best known for her pictures that reflect the suffering during The Great Depression in the 30's. There are two major events in her life that motivated her to follow her dreams, she was stricken with polio at age 7, and her father abandoned her family at age 12. She was also abused by her alcoholic grandmother when they moved in with her after her father left.
Dorothea's career stated when she worked at Arnold Genthe's shop, a very famous photographer at that time. She started off as a portrait photographer, and became very well known. In 1918, she moved to San Francisco with her friend, opened her own portrait studio and joined a photography club where she met her husband. After Pearl Harbor, she covered the forced evacuation of Japanese Americans to relocation camps. Her photographs of Japanese-American mothers and children waiting for evacuation and everything else that was happening allowed people to see what was going on and helped them understand.
Through her pictures, you could see the emotions through every person's eyes. You could see the depression, anger, and hopelessness that people felt during that time. They are all very thoughtful with a story behind them. So what I did was, considering that we're not in the great depression any more, I took a picture that reflects the person's feelings through his eyes. He obviously looks tired but the light smile on his face shows that he works hard enough to feel accomplished by the end of the day. or at least thats my explanation. you could create other stories through his facial expression if you want to.
Through her pictures, you could see the emotions through every person's eyes. You could see the depression, anger, and hopelessness that people felt during that time. They are all very thoughtful with a story behind them. So what I did was, considering that we're not in the great depression any more, I took a picture that reflects the person's feelings through his eyes. He obviously looks tired but the light smile on his face shows that he works hard enough to feel accomplished by the end of the day. or at least thats my explanation. you could create other stories through his facial expression if you want to..jpg)
crowded with school buses and students walking around. -McDonald's
probably made the largest profit ever-. Inside, there were many creative artworks that filled up six floors and attracted
hundreds of people. One of my favorite works was on the third floor, where dead babies hanged from the ceiling, it was creepily
different and it caught everyone's attention.
