Diane Arbus; Diane Arbus was born on March 14, 1923 in New York City. She died on July 26, 1971 in New York City by suicide at age 48.

"Tattooed Man at a Carnival, MD., 1970."

"Child with a toy hand grenade in Central Park, N.Y.C., 1962" is her most famous photograph. ($229,000) It is said to force us to take note of the disturbances underlying everyday experience.

In all black and white pictures, Diane Arbus marginalized people; dwarfs, giants, transponders, nudists, circus performers, and others who were perceived by the general population as ugly or odd looking. 

"A Young Man in Curlers at Home on West 20th Street, N.Y.C., 1966" Diane Arbus went to "The New School" in New York City and Fieldstone School in New York City. At Fieldstone, she became interested in myths, ritual, and spectacle ideas, which would later influence her work as a photographer. As a child, she would get off of the subway in Brooklyn and observe unusual passerby, which also influenced her work. She photographed unusual individuals.

"Woman on the street with her eyes closed, N.Y.C., 1956" Diane Arbus worked for herself, but was taught how to use a camera by her husband, actor Allan Arbus. Her photographs stayed about the same over the years, but the individuals in her pictures got more unusual. She did not pioneer and new techniques for the camera or modify the camera. Her photos are sometimes blurry, always black and white, and always contain an odd individual as the focus of her photograph,

"Identical Twins, Roselle, New Jersey, 1967" I like her work. It shows the side of people that you do not see a lot. It shows that there are people in this world who are different and will always be different. Her work impacted society by showing that there are people who exist who are very odd looking. People are aware that there are odd people out in the world, but they are just like us, except they do not look the same as us.