Lewis Hine
Lewis Hine
Lewis Wickes Hinewas an American sociologist and photographer. Hine used his camera as a tool for social reform. His photographs were instrumental in changing the child labor laws in the United States...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPhotographer
Date of Birth16 September 1874
CountryUnited States of America
Lewis Hine quotes about
children attachment cameras
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 liars lying
While photographs may not lie, liars may photograph.
language photograph ifs
If you can take photographs with language, I'm taking one right now.
people persons
I have always been more interested in persons than in people.
photography empathy world
Photography is an empathy towards the world.
liars lying may
Photographs don’t lie, but liars may photograph
photography appreciated wanted
I wanted to show the thing that had to be corrected: I wanted to show the things that had to be appreciated.
photography ignorance light
Photography can light-up darkness and expose ignorance.
inspirational photography needs
If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera.
children getting-high profit
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.