Lewis W. Hine (America 1874-1940)
Icarus Atop Empire State Building, 1931
Lewis Wickes Hine was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on September 26, 1874. He bought his first camera in 1903 and began to take pictures to help with his teaching. He mostly took these pictures to show poverty and children who worked in sweat shops.
I really liked this photo because it just jumped out at me by having the picture so focused on the man that you don't really see a background right away. As you start to observe the image, you can see that he is very high up in the sky because the skyscrapers are so small.
This photo is significant because it portrays all of the risk that Americans had to take while on the job.
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