FYS 101: NYC Photographers

Lewis Hine was a photographer famous for documenting the working conditions of Americans, particularly children, in the early part of the 20th century. Read more about Lewis Hine here.

Jacob Riis was a journalist who documented the lives of the poor on the Lower East Side of New York in the late 19th century. His work was a revelation to well to do New Yorkers and helped bring about important social reforms. This is the full text of his work, How the Other Half Lives.

Berenice Abbott was an American photographer hired by the Federal Art Project in 1935 to oversee the "Changing New York" project. She is known for her New York cityscapes and her work shows an interest in contrasting the old and the new.