![]() ![]() Since the discovery of her photos and the release of the film, many have tried to get to the bottom of Maier's "secret." Who was she? How did she take such incredible black-and-white photos of everyday life with seemingly very little training? Is it possible, today, to shoot like Maier, who used a Rolleiflex twin-lens reflex film camera? But her work went largely unnoticed until it was discovered in an old storage locker and became the subject of the award-winning 2013 documentary, Finding Vivian Maier. Maier worked as a nanny in Chicago for 40 years during which time she shot over 100,000 street photos of the residents and cityscapes of the area. These days, she's considered an overlooked master. ![]() Her name is Vivian Maier and until not long ago, she was virtually unknown as a photographer. She's one of the most mysterious and, in recent years, the most lauded street photographers of all time. ![]()
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