Dorothea Lange, 1985-1965
- Daisy Holder
- Feb 11, 2022
- 1 min read
The depression era photojournalist and documentary photographer had a permanent limp and muscle weakness after contracting polio aged 7.
She is best known for documenting the migrant families moving across America and the Japanese-American internment camps in the USA after Pearl Harbour.
The well known photographer brought national attention to issues that were being ignored by many people.
Because of her photographs, the government was forced into taking action during the depression.
The pictures she took at the internment camps for Japanese-American people were so shocking, most were surpressed by authorities, and weren't seen until after the war.
She said of her disability: "It formed me, guided me, instructed me, helped me, and humiliated me" which I like to think refers to her tripping over in front of people she fancied.
She died after years of Post-polio syndrome, but everyone recognises her photos.
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