Vivian Maier was a professional nanny, who from the 1950s until the 1990s took over 100,000 photographs worldwideâ€"from France to New York City to Chicago and dozens of other countriesâ€"and yet showed the results to no one. The photos are amazing both for the breadth of the wo…
Vivian Maier: American street photographer
by Sekula, Allan, Maloof, John, Maier, Vivian
"A good street photographer must be possessed of many talents: an eye for detail, light, and composition; impeccable timing; a populist or humanitarian outlook; and a tireless ability to constantly shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot and never miss a moment. It is hard enough to find the…
"Ben Watts has rapidly emerged as one of today's top photographers. His collection of photographic moments captured both on assignment and while working on personal projects covers a broad range of subjects, from street photography to fashion shoots, from hip-hop culture to high…
Vivian Maier's storyâ€"the secretive nanny-photographer during her life who becomes a popular sensation shortly after her death been pieced together only from previously seen or known images she made and the handful of facts that have surfaced about her life. During her lifetime…
"The definitive monograph of American photographer Vivian Maier, exploring the full range and brilliance of her work and the mystery of her life, written and edited by noted photography curator and writer Marvin Heiferman; featuring 250 black-and-white images, color work, and ot…