If you can carve a couple of hours out of your day, you should watch the film �Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning.� It�s a 2-hour-long documentary by PBS about the life and work of photographer Dorothea Lange, who created the iconic Migrant Mother photo back in 1936 during the Great Depression.
The film �explores the life, passions and uncompromising vision of the influential photographer, whose enduring images document five turbulent decades of American history,� PBS says.
It�s directed and narrated by Lange�s granddaughter, Dyanna Taylor, who �combines family memories and journals with never-before-seen photos and film footage to bring Lange�s story into sharp focus.�
Intrigued? The good news is that the movie is free to watch for those of you based in the United States. Here it is:
If the video isn�t available to you, the DVD is also available online for about $15. The movie can be purchased and viewed on YouTube as well.
Started out doing photography at the age of 6 using an uncle's old 1940 kodak brownie box camera. At 15 years of age, I decided to buy my very own 1975 Praktica SLR camera. I now shoot with a Nikon D850. I do unpaid TFP and commercial paid work.