Inspiring Artists: Vivian Maier

by Anna Blanch on March 5, 2011



Discovering the incredible story of (recently unearthed) unknown Chicago street photographer Vivian Maier has got me thinking about the extraordinary power of historical images. If you haven’t heard about Vivian, take a look at this video or this Guardian feature. 

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  • regencyreb

    I want to buy the book! I love her candid, evocative portraits of people and places. These are the kind of pictures you could use for writing prompts in a creative writing class or personally. "What is happening in this picture? What is happening outside the frame?" And if you started answering these two questions, you could go forever…

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