“While there is perhaps a province in which the photograph can tell us nothing more than what we see with our own eyes, there is another in which it proves to us how little our eyes permit us to see."

Learn about the life and work of Dorothea Lange, and her use of the camera as a vehicle to show people the stories of situations that they may live very far removed from. When the Great Depression hit in 1929, she turned her camera from her portrait subjects to the social conditions on the streets of San Francisco. She was later hired by the Farm Security Administration to take photographs that allowed officials to gain insight into the lives and problems of farmers in the Dust Bowl region affected by drought, winds, soil erosion, and poverty. 

We will briefly discuss the ethics, value, and challenges of photojournalism that emerge from her photographs. As we explore Dorothea's story, we will extract ideas about how to document the history happening around us: whether that be a story of family, travel, hardship, joy, or current events!