Vivian Meier: the story of an unknown street photographer

[Ranchu]

Collectibles dealers, yeesh.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeecRrhnCZk

Groovy, for fun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOXcka7Yo84&feature=related

 

[semilog]

I think you might find more of the real story here. It starts getting
especially interesting with the posts of Ron Slattery on page 3.

No.

It gets especially interesting when you look at the woman's work.

The rest of the stuff, to which you allude, is extraneous bu115h1t.

 

[retro]

No.

It gets especially interesting when you look at the woman's work.

The rest of the stuff, to which you allude, is extraneous bu115h1t.

I've looked at the woman's work and love it.

I just don't happen to think the truth regarding the backstory is
"bu115h1t" or something that should be buried. It's all part of
the story and all part of the effect created by her work. In fact,
it only serves to underscore the value of Vivian's work. Drama
and conflict often surround the work of real artists. You can
ignore it if you want but not everyone is afraid of looking at
and appreciating the whole story.

 

[dmr]

It's sad that someone would take so many photos but not show them to anyone.

Amazing to think about how many other Vivian Maier type people there are out there? What treasures lurk in the latent images of unprocessed and forgotten film?

 

[JFH]

Great story and photos, as you all have said. We know she used a Rolleiflex, but does anybody know what film (s) she seemed to prefer for B&W? I've seen the images on Jeff Goldstein's site but can't enlarge with enough clarity to read the info on the film rolls other than to determine that all seemed to be Kodak.... And I haven't seen this question asked / answered yet..

 

[RayPA]

...but does anybody know what film (s) she seemed to prefer for B&W? I've seen the images on Jeff Goldstein's site but can't enlarge with enough clarity to read the info on the film rolls other than to determine that all seemed to be Kodak.... And I haven't seen this question asked / answered yet..

Maloof has a photo of the box of film on his flickr site: I think the green wrapped rolls are TriX.


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[ampguy]

very interesting that Vivian was alive for about a year after the first publications of her photos. ...

 

[Andy Kibber]

Amazing to think about how many other Vivian Maier type people there are out there? What treasures lurk in the latent images of unprocessed and forgotten film?

Most people have probably taken at least one decent picture in their life. The problem is all the chaff.

 

[Piewacket]

I just discovered this story and posted a full feature on my blog today which includes an excellent video piece from Chicago Tonight.
Just to address ampguy, if you watch the video, her archive was held in a storage locker and if those go unpaid they are auctioned off. So her dying in April, 4 months after a bad fall would all fall into line, with the storage locker going up for auction.