Ruth Orkin

Ruth Orkin (1921–1985) was an American photographer. She studied at Los Angeles City College and worked as a freelance photographer, with her photographs appearing in magazines including Life, Look, and Ladies’ Home Journal. In 1953, she made the film Little Fugitive (Der kleine Ausreißer) with her husband and received an Academy Award for it. Her well-known photobook World Through My Window was published in 1978.