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History of Walker Evans's journey into photographing what he saw during the great depression, how an assignment to photograph what he saw truly turned into sharing the truth of the hardship people were enduring as a result of the depression. This source shows us the significance in how Evans chose to document the poor who were suffering; Evans didn't portray his subjects in a light that might otherwise draw upon a viewer's sympathy (which this source goes into more detail), but the reality of the lives of those he photographed.

Discusses the legacy of Walker Evans's and James Agee's collaboration in documenting what they saw in Hale County, Alabama. I liked this piece not only for the detail it gives in the controversy that surrounded this project, as well as its legacy, but how it felt from the perspective of the subjects and their descendants (specifically the controversy and sentiment in publishing their names). The piece shows the sort of embarrassment and shame the subjects felt in sharing with the world what their lives looked like, what dire poverty in America looked like during the great depression.