Street meeting, San Francisco 1934

"Street Meeting, San Francisco" (1934) is a powerful black and white photograph by Dorothea Lange, a renowned American photographer known for documenting the social and economic struggles of the Great Depression era. The photograph captures the solemn gaze of a young man, likely a worker, standing amidst a crowd. His pensive expression, accentuated by the sharp contrast of light and shadow, suggests the anxieties and uncertainties faced by ordinary people during this difficult time. The image, taken in San Francisco, exemplifies Lange's signature style of documentary photography, characterized by its stark realism and empathetic portrayal of human subjects.