Photographer Report Two

1. Lewis Hine
2. September 26, 1874-November 3, 1940
3. Lewis Hine lived in both Chicago and New York City. He studied sociology and eventually began working at an Ethical Culture School. He used his original photography as documentaries to teach at this school. These photos, usually of immigrant children in sweatshops, were also used by him to attempt to bring about reform. He especially criticized child labor and tried to make its cruelties evident in his photography, but in an honest way. He did not try to overemphasize the cruelty in a dishonest manner.He eventually joined the National Child Labor Committee and dedicated all his time to photographing child laborers. He often made factory owners angry so he disguised himself as an inspector and hid his camera. He also photographed for The Survey which was a reform magazine. Then, during World War I, he worked for Red Cross over in Europe, and he photographed there, as well. Unfortunately, Hine did not earn much money for his photography so he lived in poverty most of his life. His house was taken from him in January of 1940 and he died later that year.
4. The majority of Lewis Hine's photography is of child laborers. He passionately fought against child labor and used his photography to do so. His photography is a great depiction of child labor during the Industrial Era; but, not only did he contribute informative, historical pictures to the world of photography, but he is partially responsible for ending child labor. The head of the National Child Labor Committee himself even stated, "The work Hine did for this reform was more responsible than all other efforts in bringing the need to public attention." His work paid off in 1916 when Congress passed the Keating-Owen act which protected child laborers under 14 years.
5. I was attracted to this photographer because he captures the emotions of children so well. He is able to capture the cruelty of child labor without dishonestly overemphasizing it. He does no show bloody, beaten children, but because of his skill in photography the viewer is still able to feel the emotions and pain of the children, and that makes his photography great.
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Girl worker in Carolina cotton mill
1908


Street Child
1910


A Heavy Load
1909


Sanitary Ice Cream Cone
April 3, 1917

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