Question

What type of photographer was Lange by trade? Why did Lange take photos of individuals during the Great Depression? What was the title of Lange most famous photo? What disease did Lange attract as a child and what did it do to her body ? What was Lange angry about throughout her photography career ?

Answer 1

1. Lange was considered a documentary photographer.

2. Lange took photos of individuals during the Great Depression to show the hardships people went through (i.e farmworkers)

3. "Migrant Mother"

4. Lange contracted polio, which left her right leg and foot noticeably weak.

5. Lange was furious all of her life that her photographs were never published with the captions.