Born on May 26th 1895 in New Jersey, Dorothea Lange had a rough childhood. Contracting polio before the age of eight, she walked with a limp for most of her life. Instead of studying and working on an education, Lange spent most of her time wandering the streets on New York. Finding pictures along these walks and collecting her favorites is thought to have sparked her interest in photography. She called this "acting like a photographer observer". It was during these walks that she realized the beauty of the unknowing person. She continued her walks until perfecting her "cloak of invi…
