Vivian Maier - One of the great street photographers of the 20th cent (1 Viewer)

[badmojo1006]

And she is just now being discovered.

Here is an article about the find of photos

Then here is the website with a lot of her photos

Amazing work

 

[Sarnoff]

I have two of the coffee table books with her work, but haven't cracked them open yet. Amazing stuff. Interesting backstory.

 

[gianmarco]

Fascinating story.

 

[HellToupee]

And she is just now being discovered.

Here is an article about the find of photos

Then here is the website with a lot of her photos

Amazing work

Thanks. Really enjoyed going through her portfolio. Lady had quite an eye

 

[Sarnoff]

Going to a gallery show next weekend.


Stumbled on this interesting article: The Curious Case of Vivian Maier's Copyright

Cliff notes: She died with no will and no known relatives. And for the guys who "own" her pictures (the prints & negatives discovered in storage lockers), owning them does not carry the copyright to reproduce & sell them. Illinois might claim that the copyright belongs to the state.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

And she is just now being discovered.

Here is an article about the find of photos

Then here is the website with a lot of her photos

Amazing work

Cool stuff, thanks.

 

[Sarnoff]

And she is just now being discovered.

Here is an article about the find of photos

Then here is the website with a lot of her photos

Amazing work

Thanks. Really enjoyed going through her portfolio. Lady had quite an eye

I read one of the coffee table books recently. One page showed a contact sheet... the original 12 negatives from a roll she had shot sometime in the 60s.

It hurt, it was so good. All 12 images, perfect. None of the same subject, just 12 pictures taken during a walk over the course of a day, shoot it once, then move on. All 12 from just the "right" angle showing off her great eye. Perfectly composed and exposed.

I can barely get one good B&W shot in a month. Hers were damn near perfect with amazing consistency. Just one roll and every frame a keeper. She had crazy good skills.

 

[Somebody]

If you guys like street photography like Maier, check out Walker Evans. Some of his work is depression era so it was a little earlier than Maier's, but he is a great street photographer of the 20th century. His exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art was awesome. Here is his page on the Met's website: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/evan/hd_evan.htm

He also spent time in Ossining, NY and his pictures from there are great: http://www.ossining.org/walkerevans/ph1994.253.213.1.htm