Vivian Maier was a nanny as well as an avid street photographer from the 1950s-1990s. However, her incredible photography work wasn't discovered until an auction in 2007 when someone uncovered 10,000 negatives and undeveloped rolls of films of hers.
Her human/society observations are AMAZING. I have to say I also love her use of shadows and her self portraits. Very inspiring.
Photos from here. See more on the Official Website of Vivian Maier.
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Lovely photos!
i love how you gave us that background info...
imagine all the hidden artists out there!
Fantastic work!
I saw this on some street photography documentary video! The guy who official owns all the negatives has such an enormous job of scanning all those photos. Such a shame when people become famous posthumous. I bet she would have enjoyed being recognised for the street photography she was doing then. Particularly because there are very few recognised female street photographers around!
I still can't get ovr how amazing this is! The story, her cameras... and that her photos don't look dated at all... I'm so inspired!
ooh wow, i love these! thank you for sharing!!
wow this is amazing! thanks for sharing Anna.
oh my god, her works are so frickin amazing! thanks for sharing :D
These are beautiful!!! I love black and white photos, they're so much more dramatic.
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Wow, fascinating post Anna x
Great photos. Thanks for sharing them with us.
fantastic photos! i love the first one! xoxo jillian:: cornflake dreams
One word: incredible!
amazing. I'm so glad she's been 'discovered'.
These are amazing, I love the first photo, that's extremely romantic. xxx
these are lovely!
wow, the last photo is absolutely wonderful, I like this graphic play between the reflections and the drawing of branches !
Thank you for the link !
wow, the last photo is absolutely wonderful, I like this graphic play between the reflections and the drawing of branches !
Thank you for the link !
Wow these really are amazing. I love the last photo with the reflections of the people and the trees. I am glad she these photos were discovered!
thank you for sharing, I have seen those photos before! Absolutely awe inspiring!!!! I'm going to buy the book!
Beautiful! I have also just discovered her works a few months ago and her talent never ceases to amaze each time I see new works from her that I have previously not seen before. She captures the era so well!
What a find and what a story, wow!
i LOVE vivian maier - ive been totally obsessed with her for months; even traveled to chicago to see "her" exhibition last month
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