Visual Art Feb 12, 2020 at 4:00 am

Jacob Riis's Pioneering Photojournalism

The turn-of-the-century Danish American photographer documented the urban poor.

Jas Keimig
Riis used magnesium flash powder to illuminate dark, squalid spaces. Courtesy of the Mid America Arts Alliance
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Riis, of course, also forgot to lecture his subjects on their white privilege.

Fart History Major on February 13, 2020 at 5:38 PM Report this
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Thanks Jasmyne! This sounds really cool.

Lissa on February 13, 2020 at 9:47 PM Report this

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