I was in the mood for some Weegee today of all things, and I found myself at Amber Online, a film and photography collective across the pond which incorporates Amber Films, Side Gallery and Side Cinema. They have a solid collection of Weegee images, given to them in the early 1980s by Weegee’s widow, Wilma Wilcox.
Here are ten images I love, see more here.
Read this interview with Sid Kaplan, Weegee expert and master printer.
[...] Found at http://www.rachelhulin.com/blog/2009/09/ten-from-weegee-and-amber-online.html [...]
“Simply add boiling water.” That image is priceless, tho the dudes in the paddy wagon is pretty great as well. Heck, almost all of those Weegee photos kick butt.
Recording of Weegee:
http://www.michaelecasey.com/?p=232
Great accent.
[...] Image co. of: http://www.rachelhulin.com/blog/2009/09/ten-from-weegee-and-amber-online.html [...]
[...] the highlight image of the exhibition for me was this one of Marilyn Monroe. The first image by Wegee say a lot about his work on the outside looking in. Where as the second image took at the same time [...]
what’s the name of the picture with the beam of light in the middle of the theater/Cinema