Lewis Hine

“In the early days of my child-labor activities I was an undercover man.”

“There are two things I wanted to do. I wanted to show the things that had to be corrected. I wanted to show the things that had to be appreciated.”

“Ever-the Human Document to keep the present and the future in touch with the past.”

“If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug a camera.”

“The photograph has an added realism of its own; it has an inherent attraction not found in other forms of illustration.”

“Photography can light up darkness and expose ignorance.”

“While photographs may not lie, liars may photograph.”

“The picture is a symbol that brings one immediately into close touch with reality.”

“I have always been more interested in the human side of the industry than in the mechanical.”