Walker Evans was a political propagandist working for the government agency, the FSA. Walker Evans staged photographs and manipulated images to match the political agenda of the FSA. There is a long history of left-wing propaganda through photography. From Walker Evans to Robert Frank, all the way to today’s Matt Black, there is a long history of dishonest social documentary photography. Let me know if you would like for me to do a livestream on this topic. Please leave a comment below. You should be able to sign in using your acebook account.
