Discuss the early social documentary photography of Jacob Riis and Lewis Hine and the FSA photographers of the Great Depression (Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, etc). What were their goals, motivations, and ideologies as related to both subject matter and audience? Include a discussion of the role of news paper journalism, the National Child Labor Committee (NCLC) and the Farm Securities Administration (FSA) in documenting social conditions.
How has social documentary photography changed over the last 100 years? Find contemporary examples of social documentary work. Is the influence of early documentary work apparent in today’s social documentary work? Use specific examples in your discussion.