Images: Vivian Maier
From the 1950's to the 90's, this New York-born, French-raised nanny, snapped around 100,000 (no, that's not a typo!) shots on the streets of Chicago and the Big Apple. In 2007, real estate agent, John Maloof, purchased boxes of Maier's undeveloped film from a repossessed storage locker. As Maloof developed the images, he discovered not only an incredibly prolific photographer but one who captured candid, emotional and arresting snapshots. And the saddest part of this tale? Unfortunately, Maeir's remarkable work was never exhibited during her lifetime.
Maeir's work gives a whole new meaning to 'street photography', don't you think?
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What a great post. Really interesting story. These images are just incredible. How's that little boy in shot #6! Thanks for opening my eyes to this. Pruxxx
ReplyDeleteI adore these.
ReplyDeleteWow -- these are awesome. Thank you for sharing and introducing me to Vivian Maier!
ReplyDeleteThank goodness someone was able to discover Vivian Maier after all these years. Her work shows a great eye and keen sense for documenting emotion. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWhat an incredible story! She captured some great moments :)
ReplyDeletewow. prolific. amazing. sad. so much talent out there that goes unnoticed. i'm hoping she got a lot of creative enjoyment out of her photography herself.
ReplyDeleteisnt this just the most incredible thing. so happy her work was saved and discovered to be shared with all of us. so sad it was after her death. love this story x
ReplyDeletewhat a truly gifted photographer. But so many artists were discovered after their death, it isn't fair but I guess they don't do it for the recognition but rather for the love of it
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