Description

The tension between social reform photography and photojournalism is examined through this study of the life and work of German émigré Hansel Mieth (1909-1998) who made an unlikely journey from migrant farm worker to Life photographer. By drawing upon a rich array of primary sources including Mieth s unpublished memoir oral histories and labor archives the book seeks to unravel the multi-layered often contested stories of the photographer s life and work. It will be of interest to scholars of photography history women s studies visual culture and media history.