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| Written by Bob |
| Wednesday, 19 January 2011 12:46 |
  If anybody's in need of a little inspiration, have a look at the work of Vivian Maier, a woman who worked as a nanny outside Chicago and in her spare time made amazing street photographs. Her work was entirely unseen and unknown until John Maloof bought a box of negatives at an auction. You can see a video of the whole story at http://video.wttw.com/video/1706831766/. For more about her and to see more pictures, go to Maloof's blog at http://vivianmaier.blogspot.com/ or to http://vivianmaierphotography.com/.Maier's story is a real inspiration. She wasn't on assignment for a magazine or newspaper. She was not paid for her work. She seems to have made the pictures (more than 100,000 of them) because of her passion for photography. And she is finally getting some of the recognition she deserves. If you are in Chicago, you can see an exhibition of her work at the Chicago Cultural Center through April 3. |
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