Vivian Maier Photography Vivian Maier (February 1, 1926 – April 21, 2009) was an American avenue photographer whose work was found and acknowledged after her dying. She took greater than 150,000 images throughout her lifetime, primarily of the individuals and structure of Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles, though she additionally traveled and photographed all over the world. During her lifetime, Maier’s images have been unknown and unpublished; lots of her negatives have been by no means developed. A Chicago collector, John Maloof, acquired a few of Maier’s images in 2007, whereas two different Chicago-based collectors, Ron Slattery and Randy Prow, additionally discovered a few of Maier’s prints and negatives in her bins and suitcases across the similar time. Maier’s images have been first printed on the Internet in July 2008, by Slattery, however the work acquired little response. In October 2009, Maloof linked his weblog to a choice of Maier’s images on the image-sharing web site Flickr, and the outcomes went viral, with 1000’s of individuals expressing curiosity. Maier’s work subsequently attracted vital acclaim, and since then, Maier’s images have been exhibited all over the world. Her life and work have been the topic of books, music and documentary movies, together with the movie Finding Vivian Maier (2013), which premiered on the Toronto International Film Festival, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature on the 87th Academy Awards. @vivianmaierarchive #vivianmaier #streetphotography #streetphotographer #blackandwhitephotography #bnwphotography #filmphotography #documentaryphotography #urbanphotography #photographyart #artphotography #womenphotographers #femalephotographers #womeninphotography #womenartists #photographylovers #classicphotography #timelessphotography #vintagephotography #streetphoto #photohistory #iconicphotography #internationalwomensday #womensupportingwomen #womenshistorymonth #womeninthearts #simpleisbeautifulphotography