Vivian Maier

Finding Vivian Maier

We bring you a selection of 20 Black and White Self-Portraits by Vivian Maier.

Each photograph in this self portrait book was first printed by a master printer then scanned into the plates of the book. The book essay is by Elizabeth Avedon. Includes many never before seen photos and a section of her color self portraits. Available on amazon now!

Vivian Maier's street photography has only been unearthed and recognized in recent years. A new book and exhibition of her work will satisfy your curiosity about this secretive figure.

These 10 images from a newly published set of portraits show an unexpected side of the Chicago photographer.

“Vivian Maier”

Today’s photo challenge is “half and half” so I chose a few pictures cut in the middle. I was spoiled for choice today. Above is a shop keeper having a smoke at her door-step. Berlin steps, outside the Bundestag building. Olafur Eliasson’s installation at the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris. Reflection of a street off the rooftop of a parked car in Prague. The encounter of two groups of horsemen on “Sword Beach” in Normandy.

Vivian Maier-Girl in Car- When you consider that Vivian Meyer was a street photographer and that she most likely spent only a few minutes with this girl whom she did not know, her ability to get her subject to drop their usual public mask is quite extraordinary- something every portraitist hopes for but often does not find.

A new book provides the most comprehensive survey of her work to date.

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