Margaret Bourke-White was a pioneering female photojournalist who broke barriers in her field. She was the first female photographer hired by Fortune magazine and the first female war photographer. Bourke-White used her camera to document social issues like poverty and racism as well as architectural photography and scenes from World War 2, India, South Africa, and Korea. She drew inspiration from her father and influenced other photographers with her innovative compositions and designs.

1. Margaret Bourke-White
A fearless news photographer
"The camera is a remarkable subject. Saturate
yourself with your subject and the camera will all
but take you by the hand and point the way“

2. Biography
• Through out Bourke-White's life, she fought against
racism and poverty.
• She had a reputation for her great architectural
photos.
• After the war she continued taking photos in India,
South Africa, and Korea.

3. • Born on June 14,
1904 in Bronx,
New York.
• Died on August 27,
1971 from a
disease

4. • Bourke-White was married and divorced
twice.
• She went to Columbia University, University of
Michigan, and many more, but got her degree
at Cornell University.

5. • First female to be hired into photojournalism.
• First photographer in "Fortune" magazine in
1929.
• First female to be on the battle field.

6. • After photographing the war, Bourke-White's
photos caught magazine editors attention.
• She brought the struggles of individuals and
the war to consideration.

7. Who influenced her?
• Bourke-White studied photography as a
hobbie when she was younger. Her father
showed her the wonders of photographic lens.

8. Who did she influence?
• She motivated women to
guide their way towards
victory in the war.
• Other photographers
because of the way she used
composition and design.

9. “Utter truth is
essential and that is
what stirs me when I
look through the
camera”–Margaret
Bourke-White

10. World War 2

11. The partition of India
Bourke-White's famous photo of
A boy in a refugee camp.
Gandhi.

12. Korean war
One of Margaret’s most famous What Margaret considered her
photos. best photo.
A soldier beheading a prisoner. A communist coming home to his mother.
His mother thought he died.

13. South Africa
• "Now about the mine.
One thing that's
happened to me.. From
now on I hate gold and
diamonds." -Margaret
Bourke-White

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15. Work Cited
"MARGARET BOURKE-WHITE." iphf.org. Lori Oden For
The International Photography Hall of Fame. Web. 19
Mar 2013.
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