Lewis Hine

Trained as a sociologist, Lewis Hine became one of the most important social-documentary photographers of the 20th century. He used his art to bring social ills and grueling work conditions to public attention. Hine came to Buffalo in February 1910 for his ongoing series about child labor, which ultimately instigated changes for their protection through federal workplace regulations. His work inspired Milton Rogovin (1909-2011), Buffalo's social-documentary photographer who traveled the world documenting miners, steel workers, and other laborers at work and at home, as well as other people he called "the forgotten ones."