Maier worked extensively in black and white street photography capturing candid moments of urban life, often focusing on mothers, children, and tender human connections in American cities during the mid twentieth century.

Levitt made iconic gelatin silver prints documenting street life in New York City with a humanistic and poetic sensibility, frequently photographing children and families in urban environments with the same candid documentary approach seen in Orkin's work.

Model created powerful black and white street photographs that emphasized authentic human moments and social observation in urban settings, sharing Orkin's commitment to documentary realism and emotionally resonant mid century American life.