Margaret Bourke-WhiteA fearless news photographer

"The camera is a remarkable subject. Saturate yourself with your subject and the camera will all

but take you by the hand and point the way“

• Through out Bourke-White's life, she fought against racism and poverty.

• She had a reputation for her great architectural photos.

• After the war she continued taking photos in India, South Africa, and Korea.

Biography

• Born on June 14, 1904 in Bronx, New York.

• Died on August 27, 1971 from a disease

• Bourke-White was married and divorced twice.

• She went to Columbia University, University of Michigan, and many more, but got her degree at Cornell University.

• First female to be hired into photojournalism.

• First photographer in "Fortune" magazine in 1929.

• First female to be on the battle field.

• After photographing the war, Bourke-White's photos caught magazine editors attention.

• She brought the struggles of individuals and the war to consideration.

Who influenced her?

• Bourke-White studied photography as a hobbie when she was younger. Her father showed her the wonders of photographic lens.

Who did she influence?• She motivated women to

guide their way towards victory in the war.

• Other photographers because of the way she used composition and design.

“Utter truth is essential and that is what stirs me when I look through the camera”–Margaret

Bourke-White

World War 2

The partition of India

Bourke-White's famous photo of Gandhi.

A boy in a refugee camp.

Korean war

One of Margaret’s most famous photos.

What Margaret considered her best photo.

A soldier beheading a prisoner. A communist coming home to his mother. His mother thought he died.

South Africa

• "Now about the mine. One thing that's happened to me.. From now on I hate gold and diamonds." -Margaret Bourke-White

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