Vivian Maier, a nanny in Chicago, stayed quiet about her phenomenal talent for street photography for the greater part of her life. It was just when history specialist John Maloof coincidentally found a box of her photographs at a closeout that her unique vision became known, at last redirecting photographic history.
Vivian Maier was an honest nanny who worked and lived in Chicago. Much to anyone’s dismay that she had a secret passion for photography, capturing raw and honest images of the people she experienced in her day to day existence.
June 5, 1959, Thailand
East 108th Street. September 28, 1959, New York, NY
John Maloof, a youthful student of history, coincidentally found a gold mine of Vivian Maier’s photographs when he bought a box of her work at a sale. Captivated by her unique perspective, Maloof embarked on an excursion to uncover the story behind the mysterious photographer.
Throughout the span of a decade, Maloof carefully explored Maier’s life and work, tracking down countless photographs and negatives. Her images, which zeroed in on customary people in Chicago, offered an unfiltered look into the existences of those on the margins of society.
Vivian Maier’s photographs have since been exhibited around the world, earning her recognition as one of the main photographers of the twentieth hundred years. Her story fills in as an update that great talent can once in a while stay hidden, trusting that the right second will be found and appreciated.
