Tag: weegee
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10 Lessons Weegee Has Taught Me About Street Photography
Weegee is certainly one of the most infamous street photographers in history. Although he never called himself a street photographer (he worked as a press/news photographer) his obsession with capturing people was unparalleled. With no formal photographic training, he covered some of the most gruesome murders (and shots of everyday life) around New York City…
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75 Degrees of Intimacy – Markus Hartel
One doesn’t go up to strange men, women, children, elephants or giraffes and say, “Look this way please. Laugh –cry– show some emotion or go to sleep under a funeral canopy.” From Naked City, Weegee “f8 and be there”, the great Arthur Fellig, better known as Weegee, used to say, which quickly became a popular…