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Arthur Fellig 'Weegee' (1899 - 1968) | Arthur Fellig 'Weegee' (1899 - 1968) | ||
Weegee worked in Manhattan's Lower East Side as a press photographer during the 1930s and 1940s and developed his signature style | Weegee worked in Manhattan's Lower East Side as a press photographer during the 1930s and 1940s and developed his signature style by following the city's emergency services and documenting their activity. Much of his work depicted unflinchingly realistic scenes of urban life, crime, injury and death. Weegee published photographic books and also worked in cinema, initially making his own short films and later collaborating with film directors such as Jack Donohue and Stanley Kubrick. | ||
scenes of urban life, crime, injury and death. Weegee published photographic books and also worked in cinema, initially making | |||
his own short films and later collaborating with film directors such as Jack Donohue and Stanley Kubrick. | |||
Colorful, aesthetic remakes of Weegee pictures? | Colorful, aesthetic remakes of Weegee pictures? | ||
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Arthur Fellig 'Weegee' (1899 - 1968)
Weegee worked in Manhattan's Lower East Side as a press photographer during the 1930s and 1940s and developed his signature style by following the city's emergency services and documenting their activity. Much of his work depicted unflinchingly realistic scenes of urban life, crime, injury and death. Weegee published photographic books and also worked in cinema, initially making his own short films and later collaborating with film directors such as Jack Donohue and Stanley Kubrick.
Colorful, aesthetic remakes of Weegee pictures? Turning obscure and dark photos of brutal reality into fabricated pieces who appear as from a movie. Crime scene photos as a source for a photo series in Hitchcockian styled pictures.
Link to article by The Guardian
Late 50’s > 60’s technicolor aesthetic.
Inspirational photographers/video artists: - Alex Prager - Gregory Crewdson - Juno Calypso
