Lewis Hine - a photo is worth a thousand Lewis Hine was a photographer of the early 1900s. He photographed children, women and men. Lewis Hine didn't just photograph all the beautiful things, he also photographed the difficult things, like boys working in the mines, girls working in sweatshops. In 1911, Lewis Hine took a job with the National Committee on Child Labor. He then used his photography to show the world what it was really like to live in America during the Depression. Lewis Hine always respected his subjects. He never wanted to take photos of random people. He wanted to capture something no one else saw. He felt a moral obligation to share with the world the visions of children, women and the horrible working conditions in which they were forced to work. Lewis Wickes Hine - Biography Lewis Hine was best remembered as a person who used his camera and photographs to bring about social change. Hine wanted to show the things that needed to be fixed. He called his type of photography "Interpretive Photography". Thesis: Lewis Hine took on social responsibility by using his photographic skills to expose dangerous working conditions and the lack of rights of children and women. His photographs have led to greater awareness and new laws. Hine once said that Lewis Hine was most famous for his photos of children in the early 1900s. He took photos of boys and girls toiling in fields, cotton mills, mines, sweatshops and selling newspapers. Many children would work and never receive any education. People thought this was why we needed to end child labor. Children were taken to work because their families needed money and because they thought they were raised to work. Many children would go to work... middle of paper... with the responsibility of fighting for the rights of those who cannot fight for themselves. Business owners do not have the right to make decisions about children based on whether the business makes the most money. We must become responsible together and help fight for children's rights. Lewis Hine began an extraordinary journey years ago, but his photos and the social injustices he showed still exist. There is still a lot of work to do. We are responsible to our children and our future to take care of these issues and ensure that children's rights are protected. Lewis Hine took on social responsibility by using his photography skills to expose dangerous working conditions and the lack of children's rights. His photographs have led to greater awareness and new laws. His pictures were worth a thousand words. His photos changed child labor.