Maloof spoke to anyone and everyone that knew Maier, determined to understand who she was, and how she lived her whole life somehow building the portfolio of a prolific photographer, and never sharing it. Over the course of a few years, Maloof spoke to the people in the pictures, he visited the places she lived and traveled to, and he uncovered an intriguing storage unit she held that was filled with over 100,000 undeveloped photos, curious nick knacks, newspapers, video and tape recordings, and collectables. She didn't seek validation for her photography from others - she was compelled to tell the story of the street.” - Kirk MastinĪs Maloof explored her legacy, the images in the auction box were just the beginning. Her images were often taken secretly from below, capturing authentic emotions and giving the subjects a towering, larger-than-life presence, frame by frame. Stacks of images that showed human decay, tortured expressions, and a country divided laid eerily among tender and hopeful captures of young love, childhood joy, and connection.
As he studied the collection of photographs, he found himself magnetized toward the person behind the images, and was determined to learn more about the photographer, only to find out that (by all accounts) she was virtually a ghost.ĭrawn by her striking black and white street photography that depicted over four decades of Chicago characters, Maloof dove deeper into his investigation. When historian and street photographer, John Maloof, purchased a box of photographs for a research project, he had no idea the treasure that he held.
We hope you'll remain curious, feel inspired, learn something new, and follow along.Īn unremarkable box of negatives won at a Chicago Auction was the first clue to the modern mystery that is Vivian Maier. In this series, we introduce you to photographers in history that we believe gave something truly unique, unexpected, and valuable back to the world through their photography. That is what our, 'Photographers You Should Know' series is all about. Remaining inquisitive about those who clicked their shutters before us and alongside us can propel us forward it can help us process our own experiences in a new way, challenge us to see the world a little differently, and it can greatly inform our own pursuit of art. By studying the works of other photographers, we are given the beautiful experience of sharing a moment in time, peering through the eyes of another artist, if only for an instant.
Because of our singular vantage points, unique past experiences, genetics, morals, and chemistry, even the exact same experience is never perceived exactly the same way. No two people see the world exactly the same.
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