Weegee was the archetypal hard-boiled tabloid photographer. From the 1930s to the 1960s his images of murder, mayhem and the seamy inderside of New York set a new standard for immediacy and wit - and influenced a generation of of imitators. Working with a Speed Graphic and an on-camera flash, he shot in a stark, punchy, in-your-face style, often capturing his subjects in a startling blast of light. This retrospective showcases his jolting work - and captures bygone New York at its most raucous, dangerous and outrageous. Here are Weegee's grisly murders, shocking accidents, gawking crowds and other signature crime-and-disaster shots, along with his equally arresting human interest and high society images - 265 high-impact images in all. The volume includes interpretive essays, an annotated chronology and other documentation.
- ISBN10 0821223755
- ISBN13 9780821223758
- Publish Date 1 November 1997
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 31 December 2009
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Little, Brown & Company
- Imprint Little, Brown and Company
- Edition Annotated edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 256
- Language English