What are Langer's outstanding achievements in social documentary photography?

Dorothea. Dorothealange (1895 ~1965) was an outstanding documentary photographer in America in the 20th century.

Langer was born in New Jersey, USA. He was permanently disabled by polio as a child. At the age of 20, by chance, she met the portrait photographer Nord? Kinser. Kinser was moved by Langer's sincerity, promised to teach her to learn photography and gave her a camera, which was Langer's first camera in his life. 19 19, Langer established his own studio. 1935, she became a photographer for the agricultural safety bureau.

Langer is famous for his documentary works reflecting the Great Depression. Her works make people feel a strong sense of social responsibility. As critics have said: dorothea and Langer, with their images, reflect the courage and dignity of human beings, especially those who are insulted and oppressed.

1933, the Great Depression reached its peak,140,000 people lost their jobs. Many of them wander blindly, without shelter and sometimes even food. Hoping to find a job, about 300,000 people came to California. These immigrants from all over the world are called "migrant workers". They travel from one place to another in their battered cars.

As a photographer for the Agricultural Safety Administration, Langer traveled to 22 states in the United States and took many photos reflecting the tragic scene of the Great Migration. Her own disability makes her more sympathetic to the suffering of others and closer to the subject. She photographed the recipients of relief, the homeless sleeping outside the unemployment shelter ... "People Waiting for Relief" and "Seasonal Working Mothers" became classic works.

People waiting for rescue were shot dead at 1933. The hero of the photo is a man in rags, leaning against the railing with a broken cup between his hands and wrist, waiting for porridge. Although his eyes were covered by the brim, his sister's loss and despair were obvious.

Mother who works seasonally, taken at 1936, is Langer's most famous photo. She met this sad-looking mother at the Nipomo Valley immigrant camp in California. She just lost her husband, took seven children and lived by picking peas. Langer only talked with her for 10 minutes, but the photos she took attracted the attention and sympathy of the whole country.

Langer's outstanding achievements in social documentary photography won her the Guggenheim Prize of 194 1. She was selected as the second among 10 famous female photographers by readers of American photography magazine.