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10/16/2009 10:41:08 AM · #1 |
just thought i would share...
there are some AMAZING photos at this site - she was a medium format street photographer in the 1950's-1970's, and a huge amount of her undeveloped negatives were just found at an auction in chicago.
//vivianmaier.blogspot.com/ |
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10/16/2009 11:10:53 AM · #2 |
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10/16/2009 11:14:33 AM · #3 |
Absolutely remarkable story, remarkable photographs. All you street photographers, especially, should check this out.
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10/16/2009 11:21:05 AM · #4 |
| thanks for fixing that for me bear, im still new to posting in these forums, and they all have their own little trick :) |
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10/16/2009 11:26:12 AM · #5 |
| Thanks for sharing.. fabulous imagery! |
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10/16/2009 11:31:42 AM · #6 |
wow..wow...wow. Thanks for the link. I am truly impressed with how well her images translate to the digital format, and I love the peek at the past.
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10/16/2009 12:50:33 PM · #7 |
Thanks for posting this!
I like this one a lot among many many... link |
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10/16/2009 01:12:36 PM · #8 |
| My thanks for the post as well. Lovely stuff. Heart-breaking in some instances. |
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10/16/2009 05:37:24 PM · #9 |
| What is really cool about this is that there are folks out there that take pictures (lots of them) just for the love of doing it. It is really a good story though that someone found them and has taken the effort to go through them and post. |
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10/16/2009 05:39:38 PM · #10 |
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10/16/2009 06:05:33 PM · #11 |
Wanna see what the stash looked like? Go to Maloof's Photostream here.
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10/16/2009 06:39:31 PM · #12 |
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10/16/2009 06:39:36 PM · #13 |
| Hate to play devil's advocate, but I am the only one that finds many of them completely unremarkable? |
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10/16/2009 06:48:11 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by rob_smith:
Hate to play devil's advocate, but I am the only one that finds many of them completely unremarkable? |
I find a couple of them unremarkable, but I really like the majority. It's kind of like black & white movies. If you're impatient and and looking for something spectacular, the old B&W movies aren't going to do it for you. But if you sit down, realize that the pace is going to be slower, and take the time to relax and enjoy, then they're truly spectacular. I think it's the same for street photography: I think you have to be in the mood for viewing it. |
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10/16/2009 06:49:40 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by rob_smith:
Hate to play devil's advocate, but I am the only one that finds many of them completely unremarkable? |
Probably not, but you can't please all of the people all of the time, unfortunately.
I'm revisiting this site from home (bookmarked!), and I think I've found something that makes the photos compelling, for me at any rate. Many of them are from the viewpoint of her navel. This is likely due to her MF, she had the camera near her waist-level and was composing on the viewfinder that is on the top. If I ever nerve-up enough to get out and try some street photography, I think I'm going to try to keep my camera low.
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10/16/2009 06:50:55 PM · #16 |
| Wow. Truly stunning. Bookmarked. |
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10/16/2009 07:01:12 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by david_c:
Originally posted by rob_smith:
Hate to play devil's advocate, but I am the only one that finds many of them completely unremarkable? |
Probably not, but you can't please all of the people all of the time, unfortunately.
I'm revisiting this site from home (bookmarked!), and I think I've found something that makes the photos compelling, for me at any rate. Many of them are from the viewpoint of her navel. This is likely due to her MF, she had the camera near her waist-level and was composing on the viewfinder that is on the top. If I ever nerve-up enough to get out and try some street photography, I think I'm going to try to keep my camera low. |
That's an excellent point, a very valid point. We are sometimes so restricted, without even being aware of it, by the eye-level viewpoint; but there is a subtle sense of childish wonder that comes from a lower point-of-view.
All I have to say to anyone who finds these images "disappointing" is "Forget the technicals, forget the modern aesthetics, and just *look* at what the woman is seeing!"
This is an amazing window into a very recent past.
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10/16/2009 07:09:14 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by david_c:
Originally posted by rob_smith:
Hate to play devil's advocate, but I am the only one that finds many of them completely unremarkable? |
Probably not, but you can't please all of the people all of the time, unfortunately.
I'm revisiting this site from home (bookmarked!), and I think I've found something that makes the photos compelling, for me at any rate. Many of them are from the viewpoint of her navel. This is likely due to her MF, she had the camera near her waist-level and was composing on the viewfinder that is on the top. If I ever nerve-up enough to get out and try some street photography, I think I'm going to try to keep my camera low. |
That's an excellent point, a very valid point. We are sometimes so restricted, without even being aware of it, by the eye-level viewpoint; but there is a subtle sense of childish wonder that comes from a lower point-of-view.
All I have to say to anyone who finds these images "disappointing" is "Forget the technicals, forget the modern aesthetics, and just *look* at what the woman is seeing!"
This is an amazing window into a very recent past.
R. |
I agree that many of them aren't that remarkable but there are many gems is that particular set. If you look at some for a few moments longer you will warm up to ones you may have initially dismissed. Go back a few times and there will be at least three or more that will win you over. |
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10/16/2009 07:27:25 PM · #19 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Wanna see what the stash looked like? Go to Maloof's Photostream here.
R. |
Oh my. She was talented. How wonderful that he has undertaken developing all the undeveloped work, that it survived decades in storage, and that her work has affected him so. How sad that he never got to meet her. |
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12/28/2010 10:53:34 AM · #20 |
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12/28/2010 11:00:46 AM · #21 |
| Where are the fat people on those photos? I think I've seen only one, and not even fat enough for today's standards... |
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12/28/2010 11:25:26 AM · #22 |
A lot of those photos brought back memories from when I was a child and visiting my grandparents in the city. Some shots were unremarkable, but I also found many of them to be interesting perspectives of everyday life around the 50's era. This shot in particular hit home, as I will sometimes spend my lunch hour partaking of a powernap in my truck.
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12/28/2010 11:57:23 AM · #23 |
| FABULOUS stuff. Indeed, how sad he never met her, and that her champion came along after her death. But what treasure. I love most of it, but for some reason, this one really resonated with me. |
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12/28/2010 12:00:32 PM · #24 |
| There's a lot of great stuff there there. Street photographers, and photographers in general, could take a lesson from Ms. Maier. She seems to have had no aspirations beyond her own amusement. |
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12/28/2010 12:07:29 PM · #25 |
| Looking at all the film roles... she was a "Shutter button friendly" photographer... which brings me to this point: A master takes more pictures than an amateur (its a fact) |
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