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Margaret Bourke-White was an American photographer and documentary photographer. She was born on June 14, 1904, in New York City and passed away on August 27, 1971 [1].

Early Life:

Margaret Bourke-White was born as Margaret White in the Bronx, New York, to Joseph White and Minnie Bourke [1].

She grew up in Middlesex, New Jersey, and graduated from Plainfield High School [1].

Bourke-White developed an interest in photography as a hobby in her youth, supported by her father's enthusiasm for cameras [1].

She studied herpetology at Columbia University but left after one semester to pursue photography [1].

Bourke-White ultimately graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1927 [1].

Architectural and Commercial Photography:

Bourke-White started her career in commercial photography and specialized in architectural and industrial photography [1].

She gained recognition for her photographs of the Otis Steel Company, where she overcame technical challenges to capture the beauty of steel-making [1].

In 1930, she was hired to photograph the construction of the Chrysler Building in New York City, which inspired her and became her new studio [1].

Photojournalism:

Bourke-White worked as an associate editor and staff photographer for Fortune magazine from 1929 to 1935 [1].

She became the first Western photographer allowed to enter the Soviet Union in 1930 [1].

In 1936, she joined LIFE magazine as its first female photojournalist and contributed to its first issue with her photographs of the construction of the Fort Peck Dam [1].