BOOK: Weegee's World by Weegee
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Book by Weegee, review by Rutt
Together with [thread="198758"]Naked City[/thread] these two books provide a fascinating view of the work of the great classic street photographer, Arthur Fellig, better known as Weegee. Weegee was a working freelance photojournalist in NYC in the 1930's and 40's. He hung out in police tations all night waiting for stuff to happen. His work shows the full gamut of city life of the period, especially gritty night life. Weegee is an inspiration to just grab that camera and go out and find the stuff that's happening.
This book is an eye opener for anyone who thinks that Weegee was short on technique. No reproductions of his images that I've ever seen before could prepare me for the perfectly exposed, razor sharp images reproduced here. His technique was second to none. Read Naked City to understand what he was doing, and look at this book to see how well it worked.
Do yourself a favor and buy these two books. They are both out of print, but easy to come by. I paid under $25 for the pair of them in paperback at Amazon. Note: Don't confuse the cheap reissue of Naked City with the rare and expensive first edition. The first edition fetches priced as high as $1,000. The reproductions in the first edition still stink compared to those in Weegee's world, just not as badly as in the reissue. It's a collector's thing.
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Book by Weegee, review by Rutt
Together with [thread="198758"]Naked City[/thread] these two books provide a fascinating view of the work of the great classic street photographer, Arthur Fellig, better known as Weegee. Weegee was a working freelance photojournalist in NYC in the 1930's and 40's. He hung out in police tations all night waiting for stuff to happen. His work shows the full gamut of city life of the period, especially gritty night life. Weegee is an inspiration to just grab that camera and go out and find the stuff that's happening.
This book is an eye opener for anyone who thinks that Weegee was short on technique. No reproductions of his images that I've ever seen before could prepare me for the perfectly exposed, razor sharp images reproduced here. His technique was second to none. Read Naked City to understand what he was doing, and look at this book to see how well it worked.
Do yourself a favor and buy these two books. They are both out of print, but easy to come by. I paid under $25 for the pair of them in paperback at Amazon. Note: Don't confuse the cheap reissue of Naked City with the rare and expensive first edition. The first edition fetches priced as high as $1,000. The reproductions in the first edition still stink compared to those in Weegee's world, just not as badly as in the reissue. It's a collector's thing.
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