AuthorbyDorothea Lange What I learnt from Dorothea Lange For social documentary photographers on the the icons is Dorothea Lange, we have studied her images and her work on documenting communities that where not highly visible is impressive. For example, her work documenting the lives of Japanese internees during the second world war is really good. she tackled …
AuthorbyThis morning, I was telling a photographer friend of a thought, that lead to a revelation in my thinking. On Wednesday this week, I was back in the City making images, walking and thinking as I walked though the streets of the City, which lead me to the thought of why I felt I was struggling to …
AuthorbyIn January 2016, I started a social documentary project to photograph the City of London. This projects is ongoing and evolving over time. When I started I thought it would take me about a year to make a set of images and I would move onto something else. Part way into the project England voted for …
AuthorbyLewis Hine, a true inspiration as a photographer. Social documentary photography did not start with Lewis Hine, but he was one of the early committed and social engaged photographers working to create positive social change, Jorg Colberg at Contentious has posted on Lewis Hine and the collection of images in the Library of Congress that numbers …
AuthorbySocial documentary photography at Whitechapel Mission I have now since September been volunteering at Whitechapel Mission on a Tuesday afternoon working with a mens group. The group gets together from 12-2pm every Tuesday and I have been doing talks on photography and the voice how you can use photography to display your world and develop your …
