Photo League of New York

The Photo League of New York was a partnership between amateur and professional photographers in New York. This group of photographers came together because of shared social and creative interests. The Photo League grew out of the Film and Photo League, a communist initiative that had blown over from Berlin. In the end, different groups arose because of mutual differences of opinion. In addition to the Photo League, Frontier Films was also founded, which stayed closer to the original communist goal. The two groups remained friends, and many members of one group often joined in the activities of the other group. The aim of the Photo League was to put the camera back in the hands of photographers who use it to capture America on camera. The Photo League soon became active in the field of social awareness photography. There was no specific style within the association.