Lewis Hine Quotes & Sayings

I wanted to show the thing that had to be corrected: I wanted to show the things that had to be appreciated. — Lewis Hine

If you can take photographs with language, I'm taking one right now. — Lewis Hine

Photography is an empathy towards the world. — Lewis Hine

Photographs don't lie, but liars may photograph — Lewis Hine

While photographs may not lie, liars may photograph. — Lewis Hine

There is work that profits children, and there is work that brings profit only to employers. The object of employing children is not to train them, but to get high profits from their work. — Lewis Hine

If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera. — Lewis Hine

In the early days of my child labor activities I was an investigator with a camera attachment ... but the emphasis became reversed until the camera stole the whole show. — Lewis Hine

Photography can light-up darkness and expose ignorance. — Lewis Hine