The FSA

The FSA (farms security and administration) is an agency set up by the government, sponsored by Roy Stryker, in 1935 during the depression to document what was happening.

They visually documented the state of the nation, the photos were not taken to inform they were taken to move people.

The photos would be taken using a series of strategies known as “dramatic language.”

Notable FSA  Photographers

These are 5 of the most famous FSA Photographers

Dorothea Lange

Margaret Bourke-White

Arthur Rothstein

Russell Lee

Walker Evans 

About Dorothea Lange

Dorothea Lange was born in 1895, New Jersey where she had a hard and scaring upbringing. She was a fiercely independent person, when she was older she went to the studio of photographer Genthe, where she asked for a job and her career grew from there. Her hard upbringing as a child gave her photos compassion, and showed an understanding of the destitution and despair people were suffering during the depression.

The Migrant Mother

This photo is one of the most famous photos form the depression called migrant mother, taken in 1936. The mothers face show everything that she has been through and how tough her life has been. She has her arms around her children which shows her love and responsibilities. This reflects on how people cope with things, although she has been through a lot she still loves and protects her children.