<P> Not only that, but also the concept of manipulating the picture is available in documentary photography and it all falls at the end of the day under the decision of the photographer . For example, lining up the characters in the picture may strengthen the message of the photograph . Camera angle might also play a crucial part in sending the message more clearly, for example if a photographer is trying to take a photograph of a march of protestors during a revolution, the camera angle will play a major role in defining the situation . </P> <P> The FSA started the tradition by contributing to the society through their pictures during the Great Depression, and their motto was simply as Beaumont Newhall insists, "not to inform us, but to move us ." Those photographers wanted the government to move and give a hand to the people as they were completely neglected and overlooked and thus they decided to start taking photographs in a style that we today call "documentary photography ." The FSA photography has been influential thanks to its realist point of view, and the fact that it works as frame of reference and an educational tool for later generations to learn from . Society has benefited and will benefit from it for more years to come, as this photography can unveil the ambiguous and question the conditions that are taking place . </P> <P> The RA and FSA are well known for the influence of their photography program, 1935--1944 . Photographers and writers were hired to report and document the plight of poor farmers . The Information Division of the FSA was responsible for providing educational materials and press information to the public . Under Roy Stryker, the Information Division of the FSA adopted a goal of "introducing America to Americans ." Many of the most famous Depression - era photographers were fostered by the FSA project . Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, and Gordon Parks were three of the most famous FSA alumni . The FSA was also cited in Gordon Parks' autobiographical novel, "A Choice of Weapons ." </P> <P> The FSA photography group consisted of Theodor Jung, Edwin Rosskam, Louise Rosskam, Ben Shahn, John Collier, Sheldon Dick, Ann Rosener and </P>

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