Vivian Maier: Street Photographer

Through her lens, self-shadows and window reflections are deftly composed more about context than the figure at the center"-American Photo"A combination of straight forward portraits, mirrored reflections and abstract self-portrayals, the collectionattempts to put a face to the name that's most recently captured the photography world's attention" -The Huffington Post . John Maloof's documentary, Finding Vivian Maier, was nominated for a 2015 Academy Award!"Her work alternately brings to mind Lisette Model, Leon Levinstein, Harry Callahan, Garry Winogrand, Weegee, Helen Levitt and Robert Frank. But the uncracked nut at the core of her mystery is this: Why didn't Vivian Maier show anyone her pictures?"-Wall Street Journal"Saved from ob

Seemingly without a family of her own, the children she cared for eventually acted as caregivers for Maier herself in the autumn of her life. He discovered the first negatives of Vivian Maier’s work in 2007 while compiling a book about the history of the neighborhood where he grew up.Geoff Dyer’s books include But Beautiful (Picador, 2009), Yoga For People Who Can’t Be Bothered To Do It (Vintage, 2004), The Ongoing Moment (

Great content, bad print production. Waleed A. Alzuhair The book is like a time capsule of photos Look at the people, their clothes, the constructions, the buildings, the stores, their signs, the cars, the streets It will take you back in time and you'll feel immersed in that time.The low rating isn't for the content, the content is fabulous The rating is for the production quality of the book. Here are my suggestion to the publisher: 1) Avoid converting black & white to sepia. 2) Review the tone banding; photos look good digitally but were not printing as good.. Great book full of everyday pictures from a long time ago Hilmar I was interested in this book when I read the announcement and for the price I couldn't leave it. Today it arrived and tonight I finally had the time to have a good look at the pictures.Vivian's story is explained elsewhere, so I won't repeat it. I'll just give my impressions of the book.All pictures appear to be taken with the Rolleiflex, giving square pictures. All pictures have the same size and similar toning, which gives a great consistency throughout the book. The pictures themselves show everyday scenes from a long time ago, from all parts of society. You'll find old people, young kids, homeless people, rich folk, m. I want in hardback. This book is missing soul in kindle Vivian Maier's work is outstanding. I have spent many hours admiring and absorbing her images. My low rating of this Kindle version of the book is because I was expecting a book to read about Vivian Maier and this book is just a collection of images As a collection of images I do not feel it suites the kindle format. I am a heavy kindle user devouring several electronic books a week; many on technical aspects of photography and multimedia. I love the instant access and convenience of kindle. But in my opinion this book needs to be physical, solid, hard covered, and at least AI want in hardback. This book is missing soul in kindle john anderson Vivian Maier's work is outstanding. I have spent many hours admiring and absorbing her images. My low rating of this Kindle version of the book is because I was expecting a book to read about Vivian Maier and this book is just a collection of images As a collection of images I do not feel it suites the kindle format. I am a heavy kindle user devouring several electronic books a week; many on technical aspects of photography and multimedia. I love the instant access and convenience of kindle. But in my opinion this book needs to be physical, solid, hard covered, and at least A4 sized. I will look for it in that format and . sized. I will look for it in that format and

Please note that all blank pages in the book were chosen as part of the design by the publisher.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 thesequalities in trained photographers with the benefit of schooling and mentors and a community of fellow artists and aficionados supporting and rewarding their efforts. Presented here for the first time in print, Vivian Maier: Street Photographer collects the best of her incredible, unseen body of work.. The photos are amazing both for the breadth of the work and for the high quality of the humorous, moving, beautiful, and raw images of all facets of city life in America’s post-war golden age.It wasn’t until local historian John Maloof purchased a box of Maier’s negatives from a Chicago auction house and began collect