Vivian Maier Street Photographer Book

curious....

curious....

I grew up in Brooklyn during the 1940's and lived there again during the turbulent 1960's. It was not a dark and gloomy period at all. Turbulence is not always a bad thing. A vigorous stirring of the pot sometimes brings out all the flavors.

I'm hoping that Maier's pictures honestly reflect those moods that I remember so well.

I had planned to pre-order the book, but forgot to do so. Now, it's sold out at Amazon; Barnes & Noble doesn't list it for sale except by a 3rd party seller, whose asking over $300 for it!

I just placed my order at Amazon and expect that it will arrive sometime early next year.

If anyone wants to get rid of their unwanted copy right now (at the Amazon price of $26.37), kindly drop me a note.

Thanks.
 
I have met John Maloof this summer, he's a nice bloke (younger than I thought) and seems to be an honest person too (about his own experience with photography etc.). I'm sure he'd appreciate you writing him with honest and constructive criticism / opinion about the publication.
 
I just went last night to see the Maier exhibit at the Howard Greenberg Gallery in Manhattan and I must say it's fantastic. Her work is really amazing printed up large and hung in a gallery. They have her (I suppose?) camera, film rolls, hat and a few personal knick-knacks in a case which lend the exhibit a bit of personality.
If you have a chance to see it, I highly recommend taking it in.

Phil Forrest
 
Phil_F_NM said:
I just went last night to see the Maier exhibit at the Howard Greenberg Gallery in Manhattan and I must say it's fantastic. Her work is really amazing printed up large and hung in a gallery. They have her (I suppose?) camera, film rolls, hat and a few personal knick-knacks in a case which lend the exhibit a bit of personality.
If you have a chance to see it, I highly recommend taking it in.

Phil Forrest
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I LOVED the Exhibit as well...
there were quite a number of Shots that Floored Me
The Book is there as well ... liked it very Much
And well worth Buying. :cool:
 
Dan from what I've read, the book is by Maloof.. the NY show/gallery is by Greenberg. There is no link between these two except they have Maier's photos. Nor is there any collaboration between these two that's been mentioned in the press.

Obviously both are looking to capitalize on Maier's work so they will show all images hoping some of them will sell. I doubt these two men have engaged professionals to assess the individual photographs. Certainly the prices are out of line for collectible names in photography. I'm not sure I would "invest" in Maier at these prices but I enjoy her eye.
 
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Hi Texsport,

Pls consider changing your signature line from purple to different color. Its impossible to read with a black background.

Cheers - P.
 
The order for this book was finally recently fulfilled by amazon after being backordered for quite a while. I don't know who's making money on it, and I don't really know anything about her work, but I must say I really love this book. I find it to be really beautiful, with really wonderful pictures in it. I'm sure the exhibit is something else.
 
I enjoyed the articles in the press and the report on the CBS news. Unfortunately could not make it to NYC and do hope a gallery out here in Seattle or other west coast city has an exhibition.

Up until now I did not think to much about owning a Rolliflex but after reading her story and viewing her photographs it did prompt me to take a look.

Fortunately there was a f3.5 75mm type 4 available on-line which is in route at the moment and look forward to the experience.
 
Very true !!

Very true !!

Dave, Very well put !! Nice.

I find no reason to be disappointed with the book. It's exactly how a work of art is supposed to be, no language, no words... the photos speak for themselves. It's not about choosing an ultra-modern camera, shooting a thousand pics and spending hours in front of the computer. Conditioned minds, conditioned societies ... crazy world we live in !!

Dave Jenkins said:
I was 13 in 1950 and 23 in 1960. The '50s did not seem at all a dark era to me. If you want to talk about a dark era, we're living in it.
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seakayaker1 said:
Up until now I did not think to much about owning a Rolliflex but after reading her story and viewing her photographs it did prompt me to take a look.

Fortunately there was a f3.5 75mm type 4 available on-line which is in route at the moment and look forward to the experience.
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I've always been tempted by TLRs. Truth is I've always had a fondness for them since I was a little kid, but considered them too impractical. :bang:

Maybe it's time to give into that temptation for once and all....
 
Excellent book! Great images, fine reproductions. One of the best photo books in a while. Well worth buying.
 
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