Diane Arbus was a seminal figure in documentary photography. Her subjects were often members of society's fringe - an odd, discomforting and new topic for most viewers in the 1950s and 60s. She violated all previously implied "polite distance" rules between herself and those she shot, getting as close as she felt was warranted.
Arbus's photos stood out to be because they were simple shots of people and not a lot in the backgrounds. The majority of her photos seemed depressing to me.
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