Walker Evans
(1903-1975)

Evans was an American photographer made famous by his work for the Farm Securities Administration documenting the effects of the Great Depression, but he also focused on the landscape and architecture that surrounded him. Through his seemingly dispassionate irony he made a valid social point with his photographs from the Depression. In a non-subjective way, Evans captured realism by photographing everyday objects, such as a sign on a wall or a pair of shoes. These were symbols for the people that lived in a specific environment. Unlike other FSA photographers, Evans saw the beauty in things that were often ignored.
He worked in a large format with an 8 x 10 inch camera and worked exclusively in black and white. The photographs are taken both horizontally and vertically, depending on what worked better compositionally with his subject.

Sources:
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ug97/fsa/images.html
http://www.biographybase.com/biography/Evans_Walker.html