Walker Evans was an American photographer born in 1903. He spent his early life in Ohio and New York City. Evans discovered his passion for photography and literature. He worked for Fortune magazine and documented the Great Depression for the Resettlement Administration. Evans was influenced by Eugene Atget and Henri Cartier-Bresson and inspired photographers like Helen Levitt, Robert Frank, and Diane Arbus. Through simple photographs, Evans captured the hardships of everyday Americans during the Depression and documented history in a straightforward style.