What kind of experience does Gordon Parks have in life?

GordornParks, known as the "godfather" of African-American photographers, was born in a black family in Kansas, USA. Like all blacks, Parks experienced poverty and racial discrimination since he was a child, but he never gave in.

/kloc-after 0/5 years old, the park began to wander. He worked as a waiter in a railway dining car and a doorman in a hotel. It was not until the early 1940s that he got a new job in Washington, D.C. and became a photographer for the US Agricultural Safety Administration. Since then, he has started his photography career. Later, Parks photographed fashion for Vogue magazine, but he didn't forget those poor people who were discriminated against. He approached them, filmed them, and created shocking works.

1948, Parks became the first black photographer in Life magazine. His first shooting assignment was to report on black gangs in Harlem, new york. Before that, Life magazine hired a white photographer to do this story, but he couldn't get into the gang circle. As a black photographer, Parks felt that he had a unique advantage and decided to give it a try.

With the help of friends, Parks found Red Jackson, the leader of the notorious "Midtown School" in Harlem. Jackson agreed to let Parks film his gang on the condition that he would drive Parks' new Buick sports car. According to Jackson's suggestion of "walking around", Parks took a pocket camera and followed the "Midtown School" people around, thus having the opportunity to photograph the real life of this gangster from many sides. Later, Parks recalled this experience and said:

Whenever something happens, such as group fights or street fights, I quickly pick up my small camera and take pictures of a group of teenagers waving knives and sticks.

These photos taken by Parks have become representative reports reflecting the gangster life in New York, which has brought him high honor.

Then, he made persistent efforts to film the severe apartheid in the southern United States, the sufferings of black families in slums in new york, and street children in the Brazilian capital ... all of which had a great impact.

1988, President Reagan personally awarded Parks the National Art Award at the White House.