Tuesday 14 June 2011

brilliant photography - vivian maier




Vivian Maier died in 2009 and she left behind thousands of negatives.

Her work was discovered by chance at an auction and it was only then that her most amazing photographs came to light. She photographed everyday life on the streets of America in the second
half of the twentieth century.
Her candid style provides us with a fascinating insight into life during those years.
Every image has so much personality
and we are able to view life through her amazing ability to capture the mundane,
funny and poignant moments of the everyday.

There is an exhibition of her work
VIVIAN MAIER - A LIFE UNCOVERED
at the German Gymnasium, Kings Cross
from 1st - 24th July

london street photography festival
images via vivian maier

3 comments:

  1. Thank you so much for bringing this to my attention. looking at the three that you have shown i will try and catch the rest. x

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  2. They're great, aren't they - each one tells such a story! Thanks. Abby x

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  3. Wonderful 'life' images. I will be looking her up to see more. Thanks, M x

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