United States, Sociologist September 26, 1874 – November, 3, 1940.
Lewis Wickes Hine (September 26, 1874 – November 3, 1940) was an American sociologist and photographer. Hine used his camera as a tool for social reform. His photographs were instrumental in changing child labor laws in the United States.
Also known as Photographer
There is work that profits children, and there is work that brings profit only to employers. The object of employing children is not to train them, but to get high profits from their work.
Photographs don’t lie, but liars may photograph.
Photography can light-up darkness and expose ignorance.
I wanted to show the thing that had to be corrected: I wanted to show the things that had to be appreciated.
While photographs may not lie, liars may photograph.
If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera.
If you can take photographs with language, I'm taking one right now.
In the early days of my child labor activities I was an investigator with a camera attachment... but the emphasis became reversed until the camera stole the whole show.
Photography is an empathy towards the world.
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