Have you ever looked at an image that so deeply captures the essence of humanity that you feel part of that moment? Well, Dorothea Lange’s photographs provide you with just that feeling. An iconic photographer, born in 1895 and passed away in 1965, Dorothea Lange had the incredible ability to do just that.
Co-founder of ‘Aperture’ in 1952, a magazine that redefined photography as we know it, she was the first woman photographer to be celebrated with a retrospective at MoMa in 1965.
Dorothea Lange left an indelible mark on the history of photography. In this post I tell you who the woman behind the lens really was and what stories she so passionately sought to tell.