Do you ever go to yard sales? Sometimes I do. Do you ever flip through someones forgotten stuff at an estate sale or flea market. Sometimes I do. What if you saw this photograph?
What if it was only in a negative? Or maybe unseen, in a film canister? And if there were boxes of them?
Would you recognize the quality and talent? Would you take a second look? Would you ask who had made these? Would you want to find out more?
This is the story of the amazing discovery that
John Maloof made as he was at an auction one day. He found some old photos; and he realized they could be important.
He looked for more from the photographer. He has now accumulated over 100,000 photos, negatives, and film canisters from the until now unknown photographer,
Vivian Maier. Maier may turn out to be one of the best street photographers of all time.
Working as a nanny and domestic in Chicago in the 1950's, 60's and 70's, Vivian Maier lived a seemingly uneventful life, but took photographs of everything. Her body of work, still being discovered, is being acclaimed as one of the best collections of street photographs ever compiled.
Eccentric, private and quirky, Vivian Maier was an amazing photographer. I am excited to see her story unfold.
What would you do?
(Photos printed with permission of John Maloof)
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