Vivian Maier: Street Photographer

Vivian Maier is an amazing photographer, this.books does her art justice. The paper is really nice quality and the images are crystal clear

Some background - I am an amateur photographer, many years experience some works published in books, mags and newspapers. I still use film cameras, scan films and post process in my digital darkroom. Like many photographers, I have attempted street photography and have a strong interest in this activity. Since reading this book I now think VM was one of the best exponents of this type of photography I have ever seen. To put things in perspective she was a governess (nanny) who was keen on photography and ended up producing over 100,000 negatives in her lifetime! She wandered the streets of (Mainly) New York and Chicago with her twin lens reflex, observing life with a critical eye and a cloak of invisibility. Yet no one knew about her work which was discovered accidentally. These images are striking, the quality is excellent, the lighting very good. How she managed to get so close to her subjects is amazing. The quality of the reproduction is very good and her eye for evolving photo-opportunities is remarkable. If you like atreet photography buy this book.

The concept of this book is very simple. Page after page of exquisitly printed photographic images of phenomenal quality. One image on each sheet. You buy a set of Vivian Maier images. Vivian Maier is a recently 'discovered', now dead, female photographer, who throughout her life nurtured a very personal and private love with photography. Her images are technically virtuos, striking and very humane. Moving. In this book are collected images which fall into the cathegory of images of life in the public room, often labeled "Street Photography". This book deserves 5 stars, both because the quality of printing and paper is as high as could ever be expected for the price, and because of Ms. Maier's pictures. This is, as far as I know, the first publication of anything of Vivian Maier's work.

This book is an experience to look through. I love her photography, both in style and content. They're beautifully presented in this book.

This is a well presented collection of Vivian Maier's work. The hardback is well bound, using satisfyingly heavy, glossy paper. I'm not overly familiar with the entire breadth of her work, but there are some (on the surface, at least) odd inclusions to this collection. The other strange thing is the blank pages...about 15-20 of them, scattered throughout the book. I could almost understand if they were all at the start or end, but they seem randomly placed (and they're also numbered). Surely, extra images could have been added to fill these? Weird. Overall, a great collection of similarly great shots.

Few photographers have inspired me enough to want to buy their book, but Vivian Maier is the exception. After seeing her images appear on the BBC news website a couple of years ago I've been in awe. Her collection is only now being discovered, but this book represents the best of what they have so far. The book itself provides an engaging collection of images of which there are over 100 pages worth, plus some self-portraits thrown in for good measure. There's very little text to speak of, mainly because very little was known of her. Maloof did a good job of filling two pages in the foreword at the beginning, but in all honesty, Maier was a bit of a mystery. Beyond the foreword, it's pretty much all photographs right up until the back cover. Whether you like street photography or not, this book gives an incredible insight into US city life during the 60s & 70s. I love it and I keep it on my desk to dip into whenever the mood takes me.

My friend is an avid lover of street photography and since college has loved the work of Vivian Maier. This is truly a stunning book, well presented and a perfect gift.

Lovely, well put together and comprehensive, yet still enigmatic.

Excelente libro

Belles qualités d’image et d’impression

Overall good quality, good photos, make me think a bit more and watch the street in a different way after reading this.

livro maravilhoso e a fotógrafa ainda mais!

きっかけはヴィヴィアン・マイアー女史の写真が世間に知ることとなった経緯を描いた 『ヴィヴィアン・マイヤーを探して』というドキュメンタリー映画を鑑賞した為でした。 街中の何気ない人々の様子をとても魅力的に切り取られており、写真に関して素人ながら愉しむことができました。 彼女の写真に写る人々もそうですが、数点ある自身を撮影した写真が妙に魅力的に感じました。 良い写真集でした。