Interesting life of Vivian Maier

Vivian Maier seems to be a recent "wow" in the photography world.

"An American of French and Austro-Hungarian extraction, Vivian bounced between Europe and the United States before coming back to New York City in 1951. Having picked up photography just two years earlier, she would comb the streets of the Big Apple refining her artistic craft. By 1956 Vivian left the East Coast for Chicago, where she’d spend most of the rest of her life working as a caregiver. In her leisure Vivian would shoot photos that she zealously hid from the eyes of others. 


Taking snapshots into the late 1990′s, Maier would leave behind a body of work comprising over 100,000 negatives. Additionally Vivian’s passion for documenting extended to a series of homemade documentary films and audio recordings. Interesting bits of Americana, the demolition of historic landmarks for new development, the unseen lives of ethnics and the destitute, as well as some of Chicago’s most cherished sites were all meticulously catalogued by Vivian Maier."


Website about Vivian Maier: http://www.vivianmaier.com/

National Maritime Muzeum

"Sail away with the National Maritime Museum’s Waterline set of photos from the golden era of cruise ships! Spanning the decades from the 1920s to the 1970s, this set contains some of the 16,000 Marine Photo Service (MPS) negatives in the Museum’s collection." -flickr-


Check the flickrstream : http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalmaritimemuseum/

Totems by Alain Delorme

One of my favourite art blogs Sweet station published splendid series Totems from Alain Delorme. This photographs look a bit funny for a first sight but then you realise that there is a huge social issue behind it. I really like how Alain took serious theme with a light mind but still left the serious part untouched.

Whole serie: http://sweet-station.com/blog/2010/12/alain-delorme-2/

Small Concrete Boxes: Insides China´s zoos

Very touching series from photographer M. Scott Brauer about life of captured animals in China´s zoos. Subtle and very emotive images remain us how far we went from our roots and connections with nature and also how cruel we are.

Portfolio http://www.mscottbrauer.com/
Small Concrete Boxes series: http://www.viewbookphotostory.com/2010/10/small-concrete-boxes-inside-chinas-zoos/

100 Abandoned houses by Kevin Bauman

Serie of 100 abandoned houses from Detroit. Ghost buildings like a reminder of the former luster. A mixture of nostalgia and destruction. 


All 100 houses at: http://www.100abandonedhouses.com/