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Friday, January 30, 2015

Vivian Maier


Photography Appreciation

I'm not sure how I happened to stumble across Vivian Dorothea Maier, but I am glad I did.

Born on February 1, 1926, Maier is a American street photographer recently discovered after her photographs, which many were undeveloped, were purchased at a storage auction.

What's more intriguing is that Maier worked as a nanny and no one knew about her talent until shortly before her death in 2009. Two individuals who purchased her photographs at auction, John Maloof and Charles Siskel, create a documentary film called Finding Vivian Maier.

You can see a lot more of her photography HERE.


Self Portrait via needsupply



via needsupply

via needsupply


Sources:

http://vivianmaier.blogspot.com/
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/a-outsiders-life-in-pictures-and-boxes/
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/07/new-street-photography-60-years-old/?_r=0
http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/05/a-nannys-diary/
http://lovelaceredux.blogspot.com/2014/05/vivian-maiers-loaded-camera.html
http://blog.needsupply.com/2012/12/05/vivian-maier/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian_Maier



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