Margaret Bourke-White spinning cotton, 1946Margaret Bourke-White spinning cotton, 1946
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Photograph by Margaret Bourke-White
Courtesy of The LIFE Premium Collection, Getty Images, 480012909
Margaret Bourke-White of LIFE magazine captured her iconic image of Mahatma Gandhi during an assignment to document India’s independence movement. She also created a self-portrait with his spinning wheel.