Vivian Maier 1926-2009

Vivian Maier (February 1, 1926 – April 21, 2009)
was an American amateur street photographer who grew up in France, and after returning to the U.S., worked for about forty years as a nanny in Chicago. During those years she took about 100,000 photographs, primarily of people and cityscapes most often in Chicago, although she traveled worldwide, taking pictures in each location. (WIKI)

Vivian Maier - Her Discovered Work Blog, here.

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Vivian Maier, street photographer and nanny
Jay Shefsky for the Chicago Tonight show at WTTW in Chicago tells the story of Vivian Maie.