Milton Rogovin Pronounced "ruh-GO-vin" (December 30, 1909 – January 18, 2011) was a documentary photographer who has been compared to great social documentary photographers of the 19th and 20th centuries, such as Lewis Hine and Jacob Riis. His photographs are in the Library of Congress, the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Center for Creative Photography and other distinguished institutions.
All my life I've focused on the poor. The rich ones have their own photographers.
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Fact
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In 1957, he was called before the House Un-American Activities Committee, but he refused to testify. A Buffalo newspaper labeled him "Buffalo's Number One Red", and he, his family, and his optometry practice were ostracized.
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Optometrist whose photographs documented the lives of the poor, mainly in his Buffalo neighborhood.
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Be Filled with the Spirit
2011
Documentary short
The Rich Have Their Own Photographers
2007
Documentary
Milton Rogovin: The Forgotten Ones
2003
Documentary short
Himself
Known for movies
Milton Rogovin: The Forgotten Ones (2003) as Himself
The Rich Have Their Own Photographers (2007) as Actor
$1.5 Million
