curious constellation: Vivian Maier

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Vivian Maier

Vivian Maier was a nanny in the Big Apple and Chicago between 1951 and the late 1990's. She wandered the streets taking snapshots leaving a mass of 100 000 negatives behind to later be discovered in an auction house in 2007.

Make sure you read more of her story over here.

4 comments:

Andrea KrummelMay 10, 2011 at 3:53 PM
i heard of her a few months ago! it's amazing how many truly wonderful photographs she took - i hope someone makes a book someday.

i wonder how many other extremely talented unknown photographers are out there...
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Lauren WinterMay 10, 2011 at 7:51 PM
in loooove with these.. all of those little faces tell such a story. how could she not share those photos with people? what a gift.
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J. May 11, 2011 at 1:34 AM
wow! that is incredible. what a discovery.
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BibiJune 12, 2011 at 12:20 AM
some absolutely gorgeous photography, it reminds me a little of Diane Arbus ... glad you posted it so i got to know about such a lovel photographer
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