On 1 February 1926, Vivian Maier was born.
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On 1 February 1926, Vivian Maier was born.
Living most of her life as an unassuming nanny who worked and lived in Chicago, her passion for street photography was accidentally discovered and recognized after her death.
Taking more than 150,000 photographs during her lifetime, her body of work subsequently attracted critical acclaim, 'suffused with the kind of human understanding, warmth and playfulness that proves she was "a real shooter".'
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On 1 February 1926, Vivian Maier was born.
Living most of her life as an unassuming nanny who worked and lived in Chicago, her passion for street photography was accidentally discovered and recognized after her death.
Taking more than 150,000 photographs during her lifetime, her body of work subsequently attracted critical acclaim, 'suffused with the kind of human understanding, warmth and playfulness that proves she was "a real shooter".'
In 2007, two years before her death, Maier failed to pay for the storage space she had rented on Chicago's North Side. Consequently, her negatives, prints, audio recordings and 8 mm films were auctioned. Three photo collectors bought parts of her work: John Maloof, Ron Slattery, and Randy Prow.
The photographer herself didn’t print most of her pictures — it’s Maloof who, quite possibly in abrogation of Maier’s own wishes, is making her work known today.
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In 2007, two years before her death, Maier failed to pay for the storage space she had rented on Chicago's North Side. Consequently, her negatives, prints, audio recordings and 8 mm films were auctioned. Three photo collectors bought parts of her work: John Maloof, Ron Slattery, and Randy Prow.
The photographer herself didn’t print most of her pictures — it’s Maloof who, quite possibly in abrogation of Maier’s own wishes, is making her work known today.
"A shadowy character, she often photographed her own shadow, possibly as a way of being there and simultaneously not quite there."
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Vivian Maier: A Mysterious Street Photography Genius — about photography
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‘Finding Vivian Maier’ movie review: Portrait of a great, if not a straight, shooter - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/finding-vivian-maier-movie-review-portrait-of-a-great-if-not-a-straight-shooter/2014/04/23/9a17ab22-c990-11e3-a75e-463587891b57_story.html -
"A shadowy character, she often photographed her own shadow, possibly as a way of being there and simultaneously not quite there."
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Vivian Maier: A Mysterious Street Photography Genius — about photography
https://aboutphotography.blog/photographer/vivian-maierhttps://web.archive.org/web/20250126231221/https://aboutphotography.blog/photographer/vivian-maier
‘Finding Vivian Maier’ movie review: Portrait of a great, if not a straight, shooter - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/finding-vivian-maier-movie-review-portrait-of-a-great-if-not-a-straight-shooter/2014/04/23/9a17ab22-c990-11e3-a75e-463587891b57_story.html@ixi I still remember a great retrospective at #foam #amsterdam some years back. Her work definitely resonated with me....
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@ixi I still remember a great retrospective at #foam #amsterdam some years back. Her work definitely resonated with me....
Agreed, I saw some of her work in the Noack Galery, Berlin in 2022.
The details of her Rolleiflex-shots are astonishing.
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On 1 February 1926, Vivian Maier was born.
Living most of her life as an unassuming nanny who worked and lived in Chicago, her passion for street photography was accidentally discovered and recognized after her death.
Taking more than 150,000 photographs during her lifetime, her body of work subsequently attracted critical acclaim, 'suffused with the kind of human understanding, warmth and playfulness that proves she was "a real shooter".'
How have I never heard of this lady before? Great pics...
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How have I never heard of this lady before? Great pics...
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