It's amazing how Vivian recorded the lifestyle of 6 decades ago... where people lived in a way that is inconceivable today... no smartphones... No internet...or social media... but nevertheless the people of that time look vital and cheerful... as well as sad as well... But without the anxiety of all the time checking your smartphone...
These images are emotionally moving for me, having grown up in the 1960s. As a child I remember the signage, buses, lamp posts, clothing styles etc. As an adult now of over 60yrs of age, I feel compassion for the homeless vagrants, the struggling street vendors with their little meager businesses struggling to survive another season, for another year, closer to death as most that are here must be long dead. A sense of human interest, human tragedy and looking back, how fleeting time truly is. "What's it all about?" I remember my father would quip from time to time, when he was still living.
Absolutely agree. I'm 63 myself and a great part of these wonderful images is nostalgia. What we once knew but will never know again. Maybe modern day photographers will capture 'mundane' images of daily life which will be viewed (in 60 years or so) in a similar way.
I shoot color because I can see color, but Vivian's B&W images are far more impactful than her color. I just bought a small point and shoot (Sony RX100 V) to try my hand at B&W.
Vivian Maier, never existed, is the creation of Joan Fontcuberta, a great Spanish photographer, teacher and philosopher. It was an experiment for an investigation and its documentary. The photos were taken by him. He said that one day looking through the boxes full of old photos of him, he came up with that idea.
Love, lover her work........oh she captured so very much.
It's amazing how Vivian recorded the lifestyle of 6 decades ago... where people lived in a way that is inconceivable today... no smartphones... No internet...or social media... but nevertheless the people of that time look vital and cheerful... as well as sad as well... But without the anxiety of all the time checking your smartphone...
What a. . .What a. . .WOW . . .
These images are emotionally moving for me, having grown up in the 1960s. As a child I remember the signage, buses, lamp posts, clothing styles etc. As an adult now of over 60yrs of age, I feel compassion for the homeless vagrants, the struggling street vendors with their little meager businesses struggling to survive another season, for another year, closer to death as most that are here must be long dead. A sense of human interest, human tragedy and looking back, how fleeting time truly is. "What's it all about?" I remember my father would quip from time to time, when he was still living.
Absolutely agree. I'm 63 myself and a great part of these wonderful images is nostalgia. What we once knew but will never know again. Maybe modern day photographers will capture 'mundane' images of daily life which will be viewed (in 60 years or so) in a similar way.
Outstanding Work!
Street photography a wonderful way to record social History.
Strange Lady. But incredibly gifted. On a high par with the best.
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!! Such a pity the HCB videos are gone, I hope we can get to see them again some day.
Thanks for watching!
Now a new project is being prepared in collaboration with Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson
I shoot color because I can see color, but Vivian's B&W images are far more impactful than her color. I just bought a small point and shoot (Sony RX100 V) to try my hand at B&W.
It had been more informative, if dates were mentioned
Vivians photographs were discovered after her death and she was not published during her lifetime so individual images are almost impossible to date.
Read the books about her. She was a strange loner, with an incredible gift.
Vivian Maier, never existed, is the creation of Joan Fontcuberta, a great Spanish photographer, teacher and philosopher. It was an experiment for an investigation and its documentary. The photos were taken by him. He said that one day looking through the boxes full of old photos of him, he came up with that idea.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Fontcuberta
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