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|| SportsShooter.com: Member Message Board Vivan Maier, street photographer and nanny Wesley R. Bush, Photographer Murfreesboro | TN | U.S. | Posted: 9:18 AM on 01.05.11 ->> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWEDOnBfDUI Pretty awesome story of a discovered photographer. Anyone in the Chicago area who can visit the exhibit, I'd like to hear your thoughts.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Will Powers, Photographer Denver | CO | USA | Posted: 12:53 PM on 01.05.11 ->> Nice find  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Mike Last, Photographer, Assistant Toronto | ON | Canada | Posted: 1:00 PM on 01.05.11 ->> 100,000 photos and they're scanning 6 at a time.... Im sure he could get a bulk discount at ScanCafe.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Wesley R. Bush, Photographer Murfreesboro | TN | U.S. | Posted: 1:52 PM on 01.05.11 ->> I find it sad and awesome at the same time. Sad because of how much of her life was devoted to it with no recognition whatsoever, even to the point of having to lose it all because she couldn't afford the storage. But also incredibly happy because of it finding the right person to realize what he had. So many people today post and share most every shot they take. She never had that ability. All she had was a camera, an interest and an eye. Unfortunately, what we'll get to see isn't from her edited choices. We won't get to see which ones were her favorites. I'm not sure if it's the pictures that I'm more interested in, or the story. I hesitate to compare it to Henri Cartier-Bresson had he never published a photo or spoke about photography, but I do want to know more about Vivian Maier. (Apologies for typo in original subject).  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Brian Hollingsworth, Photographer Austin | TX | USA | Posted: 4:37 PM on 01.05.11 ->> I'm intrigued by the question brought up near the end of the piece about whether she would want her work shared after her death, if she didn't seek to do it during her life. Selfishly I am very glad someone is doing it. It looked like there was some amazing work that we will all be better off having seen. It makes me think of Emily Dickinson and how, like Maier, she worked obsessively without sharing or publishing much of her work...and certainly neither received the praise they deserved during their lifetime. Fear of rejection or lack of confidence in one's abilities is often the reason people do not share their work. It's sad to think that someone with as much talent as Maier, might not have recognized the quality and beauty of her own work. However it makes me happy to think about how much the act of photographing must have pleased Maier.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Erik Markov, Photographer anywhere | IN | | Posted: 5:44 PM on 01.05.11 ->> I've been following this story for the past couple years so I am really looking forward to seeing the show, maybe in Feb. when I'm in Chicago.  If you're interested in more here is John Maloof's (found the negs) Flickr page: John Maloof's flickr account http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/ragstamp/3170168459/ Here is the blog he started to post the photos as he developed or scanned them: http://vivianmaier.blogspot.com/ A Chicago Magazine story about it: http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/January-2011/Vivian-Maier-Street.../ I kind of wonder about that time period, particularly in Chicago. It seems like you had a good foundation for budding photographers, what with the Chicago institute of design and photogs like Harry Callahan, along with others. Shes not the first unknown street photographer who's been celebrated. Gary Stochl from a few years back is another that caught some off guard.  NY times: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/19/arts/design/19stoc.html  This post is:  Informative (1) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Mike Huffstatler, Photographer, Assistant Rancho Cucamonga | Ca | United States | Posted: 12:48 PM on 01.06.11 ->> Great story, and incredible work for sure. I spotted this link for a 6-minute slideshow of her images while I was watching the original story. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbcl2MDtLp0  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Add your comments... If you'd like to add your comments to this thread, use this form. 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