Tools for Change
Aesthetica
July 2020
“I saw that the camera could be a weapon against poverty, against racism, against all sorts of social wrongs.” Gordon Parks (1912 – 2006) was a humanitarian with a commitment to social justice. Born into poverty and segregation in Fort Scott, Kansas, Parks was drawn to photography as a young man. He saw images of migrant workers in a magazine, and, soon after, bought a camera at a pawnshop and taught himself how to use it. […]