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| 4.1.2011 | 1 year ago
Vivian Maier was a nanny in Chicago who also a photographer.
She passed away in 2009 and left 100000 negatives, largely undeveloped.
Shooting on a Rolleiflex and simply looking at her work, she is as good as good any master.
A video of how this story is unfolding.
-Posted by Arcade Original
