Margaret Bourke-White
(1904-1971)
Originally from New York, Margaret Bourke-White attended many universities, at first pursuing a degree in herpetology. Her father, being a camera enthusiast, inspired her to study photography as a hobby which eventually became a career choice. A bold woman, Bourke-White was a photojournalist who took many risks, traveling around the world (Europe, Soviet Union, North Africa, Italy, India, Pakistan, Greenland), and even shooting aerial pictures from a helicopter. She was a successful and prominent photojournalist, especially during WWII, when she was the first female photographer allowed in combat zones, and one of the first permitted to document Nazi death camps. She worked for LIFE and Fortune magazines, and published several books about her travels. However, despite her enormous success in the field, Margaret gradually withdrew from professional photography when diagnosed with Parkinson's in the '50's. Below are some of Margaret Bourke-White's most famous images.
One of the first pictures of a Nazi death camp.
A broken bridge in Europe, WWII.
A lightning strike caught on camera.
A scene from Margaret's LIFE documentary series of the Great Depression.
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