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Possibly one of the best street photographers ever? A complete unknown, until now

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  • #2
    AnimalRights
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,067 ✭✭✭AnimalRights


    Went thru the 1st thirty and obviously they were the 50s ones, they're not all street which sort of diminishes the storybook in a way, was there no fill flash in those days? :D

    I'm more into the social street photography myself and the pics I did look at were a mixed bag of upper class and working class.

    I'll def check them out some more when I get back in. :)


  • #3
    chevron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 341 ✭✭chevron


    I had a quick look at the gallery and then i read that article,
    I was quite intrigued by the story, and has made me a bit more curious to view more of her pictures.

    back to the gallery i go for another look.

    Cheers for sharing the links.


  • #4
    artyeva
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,137 ✭✭✭artyeva


    i saw a thread here last year bout her. was it here? might have been here. MUST have been here. anyway i found this link on whatever forum it was and have been following it since. i'd love to see the documentary if/when it comes out.


  • #5
    DaireQuinlan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,713 ✭✭✭DaireQuinlan


    artyeva wrote: »
    i saw a thread here last year bout her. was it here? might have been here. MUST have been here. anyway i found this link on whatever forum it was and have been following it since. i'd love to see the documentary if/when it comes out.

    Yeah, late 2009 I think the story broke initially, after some discussion on the street photography group on flickr.

    boardsie thread ... http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055713808

    There's some really strong stuff there all right. Although, a bit like HCB, she obviously wasn't too concerned with what went on after she hit the shutter button, given that Maloof ended up with a 1000 or so undeveloped rolls. IIRC he sold some of the shots on EBay as well before coming to his senses and made some effort to get them back.


  • #6
    Thecageyone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,756 ✭✭✭Thecageyone


    She did seem to live for the shoot rather than the result, though those undeveloped rolls might just be ones she never wanted seen.


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  • #7
    thebaz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,741 ✭✭✭✭thebaz


    if the internet had existed in her day , I'm she sure would have got her just recognition - great story - i think it is important to capture all classes of society - the rich and poor - we all have a story

    nice one thecagey


  • #8
    Thecageyone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,756 ✭✭✭Thecageyone


    I found it in Flickr central, people often post up links to photographers from all eras. Though some of them have some great images, without a story or interesting bio on the photographer, they're just nice old images. I thought this story was sweet, and kind of sad. I wish a genuine, poor but hard working, photographer or collector had found them though. This guy knows nothing, only monetary value.


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