Walker Evans

Born in 1903, Walker Evans moved east to New York from his hometown in Missouri to pursue a career in art and photography. After doing several works there, he took photographs of Cuba as he documented their dictatorship. He later became a photographer for the FSA, working their for 3 years, mostly in the south. Many of his photos are portraits of the struggling farmers during the Great Depression, and the photos shown below show his ability to capture the emotions of his subjects in his photos.