Dorothea Lange’s Work was inspired by her environment and especially by injustices or unfortunate events such as the dust bowl and Japanese internment. Her photos had a large impact on America generating sympathy for those who were suffering most from the great depression and showed the photographic community how powerful photography could be in inciting social change. Dorothea’s photography was different because she was initially a studio photographer who focused on portraits, taking these skills and applying them to the outside world helped her create images that focused on individuals and their experiences in a different way than other photographer’s of her time. Dorothea was a big advocate for not changing photographs after they were taken and simply using the camera to capture what is truly happening as it is. She believed that photography was key part of social change that allowed for others to see things differently. Click here for critique From The Guardian