Documentary Photography refers to the area of photography in which pictures are used as historical documents. Rather than serving as a source of art or aesthetic pleasure, documentary photography is often used to incite political and social change due to its ability to capture the “true” nature of an image or location. In simple terms, this school of photography uses pictures as documented evidence of a particular situation.

Through these images, the public learns truth information about cultural, political and environmental situations. Given this fact, it is no surprise that documentary photography exploded into the American consciousness during the Great Depression of 1930s when photographers were documenting the pervasive poverty. via photography.com

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Photography genre in which the artist makes a photograph of a concept or idea. Usually the conception of the idea precedes the realization of the photography.

Welcome to Phuket

Boom

Portals to the Soul

The Family

Sunset On the Ganges

Proud Father

Refresh

Hard Work

Muslim Women

Delight

“I Am…” A Cameraman

Peaking

Gabori Couple

London Street Photography

Eid al-Fitr

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Spidermom

Afghanistan

Backgammon

Kanga, Kenya

Help me

Waiting for a tube, London

The Way Around

On location – NAT GEO

Encouragement