Dorothea Lange

Dorothea Lange was born in 1895 in Hoboken, New Jersey. She made the decision to become a photographer after high school and studied at Columbia University. By 1918, she was operating a very successful portrait studio with her husband. Dorothea is known for her black and white photos of the Great Depression. Though these are photos of a very sad subject, in my opinion, they are beautiful. Dorothea did an excellent job of capturing the emotions of people suffering from the Great Depression, and I believe each photo tells a story.
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