Great Black and White Photographers III

What first caught my eye was the realness of Dorothea Lange's photos. They all show the struggles that people went through during immigration times.



   I chose Dorothea Lange out of my three black and white photographers. I chose Lange because I really loved her photos and what they represented. Lange took photos of people and the specific photo I really liked, was a photo of a migrant women and her children. Lange took many photos of people during the times of immigration, showing the struggle people went through during this time. Also, it looks like the photo was untouched by photoshop and other editing material. The picture is raw and pure showing the subjects exactly as they were.

   I see, in the first picture, a child who looks as if he has been laboring away somewhere. He is clearly dirty and with the circles under his eyes, he may also be sleep deprived. In the second picture, I see a mother keeping her children close by. They also look quite dirty, with clothes tattered, most likely worn for several days.
   I smell the hot, sour tinged air, whirling through the sky, picking up dust as it goes. I fills the space with heat waves and makes you take in deep breaths. No other scent is present just the humid air.
   I hear the commotion of people trying to get to where they wanna go. I also hear cries of the young children traveling with their parents. I hear people arguing with each other and maybe even law enforcement.
   I taste the dirt and dust that is picked up by the wind whirling around. The texture is gritty on my teeth, I have to constantly have to spit to remove the taste and grit from my mouth. I also taste the sweat the drips from my face as I try to get the perfect shot.
   I felt a bit of sadness and frustration when I first saw this photo. Seeing what these families and people had to go through just to get themselves and their children to a better life is disappointing. I was specifically upset that the conditions were so terrible, and they were filth ridden. I still feel this way when I see the photos of kids, families, people, all dirty and wearing day old clothes, maybe even starving.

   I would most likely want to create a poster of Dorothea Lange's photos and what they stood for. Also, where she came from and how she came to be the photographer that she was. Most definitely including the reasons behind her subjects and why she chose to take these specific pictures. Also, having a poster would make it easier to show what I now know about Lange to others.