The Steerage by Alfred Stieglitz, 1907
Metropolitan Museum of Art · wikidata.org
Public domain
Apparently he was travelling first class and took this looking down at the cheaper decks. They say he spent his whole life arguing that photography counted as art, and rated this one the best thing he ever made.
Erisava: These people look worn out. Feels a bit off that their bad day hangs in a museum.
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I doubt anyone down there was asked if they wanted to be famous.