Untitled (young man) c. 1930

Curator: This arresting image, simply titled "Untitled (young man)," is by the celebrated American photographer Lewis Hine. Editor: He looks weary, doesn't he? And somehow hopeful, staring right through us. It's magnetic, this black and white gravity. Curator: Hine's lens often focused on those marginalized by industrial America. He used photography as a tool for social reform. Editor: You feel that weight. It’s not just a pretty picture; it’s a story etched onto his face, stories of hardship, resilience, the whole bit. Makes you wonder who he was and what he dreamed of. Curator: Absolutely. Hine was deeply invested in the power of visual storytelling to effect social change. Editor: In this single image, you are seeing history, and perhaps a reflection of ourselves. It hits hard, that truth.