When Jacob A. Riis, a police reporter in New York, began his personal campaign to expose the misery of the underprivileged living in the crime-infested slums of the lower East side, he soon found that the printed word was not sufficiently convincing, and so he turned to photography by flashlight.

19th century photography, Dark, Depressive, Documentary photography, Egalitarian, Grotesque, In-your-face, Monochromatic, Political, Social realism, Social revolution, Urban

Beautiful , Dramatic, Epic, Euphoric, Expansive, Political, Social revolution, Sublime

Architectural, Event, Grand, Improvised, Pioneering, Playful, Political, Postmodern dance, Site specific art, Technology

Eclectic, Intimate, Layered, Open-ended, Playful, Political, Subtle, Technology