Dorothea lange

The one who changed the world of photography
The work of the American photographer Dorothea Lange is one of the most important contributions to social documentary photography of the twentieth century. Dorothea Lange’s life was full of unpleasant surprises, but she managed to live it and become one of the best photographers America ever had. Dorothea Margaretta Lange was born in May 26, 1895 in Hoboken, NJ – daughter of a second generation of German immigrants. Being just seven years old she had polio, which weakened her right leg. Some authors claim that this unfortunate event is what made her one of the best photographers in America. She could relate with people who had disabilities and understand their obstacles better, because she was one of them. At 12 years old her father abandoned her family, and Dorothea never used his name. She changed her name to be just “Dorothea Lange”, which was her mother's maiden name. These two striking events in Dorothea’s life made her a stronger woman, and with desire to make a change in the world – and she did (American Decades).
She went to New York Training School for Teachers – to become a teacher – but she never taught a class in her life. She left the school with the ambition to become a photographer. Her grandmother Sophie saw way before everyone that her granddaughter was special and different; she always knew Dorothea would do great things (U*X*L Biographies).
Perhaps one of the most important things that Dorothea did to influence her work was to travel around America at the age of twenty. She would sell pictures to receive money in order to continue her trip. When she had no more money to finance her way of living, she stopped at San Francisco. In 1918 she opened a portrait studio in San Francisco, which was doing very nice. She started her career taking pictures of rich people, for portrait. After two years, she married her first husband, who was a famous painter named Maynard Dixon. They had two sons together,