Vivian Maier was a street photographer from the 1950s to 1990s. Maier’s work was discovered at an auction in Chicago where she resided most of her life. Her discovered work includes about 100,000 mostly medium-format negatives and hundreds of undeveloped rolls of film. Born February 1, 1926, she died on Tuesday, April 21, 2009. John Maloof created this blog as a dedication to Maier’s work. He writes:
“I acquired Vivian’s negatives while at a furniture and antique auction. From what I know, the auction house acquired her belongings from her storage locker that was sold off due to delinquent payments. I didn’t know what ‘street photography’ was when I purchased them.”
Maloof has his own street photography website.
Vivian Maier’s photos are wonderful—subjects and tones. Thanks for providing the link.