Clarence Hudson White

Clarence White was a self-taught photographer. Even though he was self-taught, he was soon well known for his photography that captured America in the twentieth century. He became closer with Alfred Stieglitz and then soon made the decision to move to New York city in order to pursue his job while being closer to Stieglitz. He created a school of photography called the Clarence H. White School of Photography. This was the first school that was teaching photography as an art. Throughout his teaching, his quality of work decreased as he was more focusing on passing the art of photography to the younger generation. He taught until he had a heart attack in 1925 while teaching kids in Mexico City.
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This photo was one of a child, and White was known for his subtle photos of women and children. He had them pose a very specific way, and it often was not super casually. The posing of the child looking very vulnerable with a certain somewhat stunned expression on his face. He is holding a book that is very large and has loose leaf pages. This photo shows a lot of personality of the boy and White often tried to capture the feelings of women and children.

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Here is a women that he photographed holding an orb an looking into the distance. Again, Clarence had this women pose for the photo a certain way while showing her feelings.