Diane Arbus and Weegee Photography Essay
Diane Arbus, - was an American photographer known for photos of marginalized people, dwarfs, giants, transgenders, nudists, circus. Here, Pauline Vermare - cultural director of Magnum Photos, New York - reflects on Weegee's route to fame and his role in creating a sustainable vision of the city. You can view the full selection of 6" and 4" Weegee prints here in the Magnum Shop. Weegee prints are available morning EST, pm EST. Arbus's controversial works continue to make waves, push boundaries and challenge our capacity for empathy and understanding. Every click of her camera was more than a photo. It was a grand canvas painting of a human life, raw, real and often ignored. Impact on photography. Diane Arbus's influential work had a radical impact. In his fascinating new book, After Weegee: Essays on Contemporary Jewish American Photographers 2011, Syracuse University Press, Daniel Morris considers the creators of these images—Mel Rosenthal, Weegee, and Bruce Davidson, respectively—along with the likes of Diane Arbus and Annie Leibovitz, while he is doing research,