Lewis Hine 

• Who was Lewis Hine and what did he photograph?

Hine was a documentary photographer in the early 1900's. He photographed child labor during this time and it was because of him that today WE do not have to work in a factory from sunrise to sunset. 

• How did he document his subjects? What was his visual style? How did he try to make a connection with the viewer and his photos?

Hine documented children in factories where they spent all their day in horrible conditions working for scrapes to feed themselves and their families. He wanted a sincere expression in his photos. He didn't ask the kids to "look here" and "smile", but rather he took photos of them sweating and dirty. He knew the view would be people of this time period that could make a difference in these children's lives so, he made his images "sad". By sad I mean he documented their real lives, which was not sunshine and happiness. In his photos he tried to reach people's sympathy. He wanted people to realize what these children are going through and he did that by opening a little window into these children's lives. 

• How did he help change the world for the better?

Hine didn't just get up and decide that HE was going to make a difference, he got up and decided that he was going to make people make a difference. His work is a true example of the saying "A picture is worth a thousand words".