Why migration photos from 1920 look like today’s headlines
The faces, suitcases and goodbyes in The Family of Migrants remind us that this isn’t just a news cycle, it’s a timeless human story.
Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother [Florence Owens Thompson and her children], Nipomo, California, United States, 1936. c. Library of Congress.
Alfred Stieglitz, The Steerage, United States, 1907.
Haywood Magee, Caribbean immigrants arrive at Victoria Station, London, after their journey from Southampton Docks, United Kingdom, 1956. c. Getty Images.
Chien-Chi Chang, A newly arrived immigrant eats noodles on a fire escape, United States, 1998. c. Magnum Photos.
Ilvy Nijokiktijen, Ukraine, 2022. Twenty-one-year-old Tanya says goodbye to her boyfriend Volodimir. He has boarded a train to Kramatorsk to fight Russia c. VII / Redux.
Steve McCurry, Sharbat Gula, Afghan Girl. Nasir Bagh refugee camp, Pakistan, 1984. c. Magnum Photos.
- Published by Hannibal Books
