Tag: "documentary photography"

Why Do Photographs Gain Fame (or Notoriety)?

Why Do Photographs Gain Fame (or Notoriety)?

If you run a Google search for the most famous photographs of all time, you’re going to come across a set of ten or twenty pictures that find themselves repeated in all the lists. These photos have been universally accepted all over the world as some of the best pictures ever taken; they have graced [...]

Jan 11, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Dorothea Lange

Dorothea Lange

Dorthea Lange has taken one of the most recognizable and influential photographs of all time, called the Migrant Mother. She is well known for this photograph single-handidly and is almost always used to depict the Great Depression era in the history books.
Dorthea Lange grew up in a fairly average household. However, Dorthea actually was diagnosed [...]

Feb 12, 2008 | 0 comments | View Post