Weegee - Murder is My Business (Hardcover)

Drawn from the International Center of Photography's archives, this book highlights the incomparable style and fascinating career of Weegee, one of New York City's quintessential press photographers. For a decade between 1935 and 1946, Weegee made a name for himself snapping crime scenes, victims, and perpetrators. Armed with a Speed Graphic camera and a police-band radio, Weegee often beat the cops to the story, determined to sell his pictures to the sensation-hungry tabloids. His stark black-and-white photos were often lurid and unsettling. Yet, as this beautifully produced volume shows, they were also brimming with humanity. Designed as a series of "dossiers," this book follows Weegee's transformation from a freelancer to a photo-detective. It explores his relationship with the tabloid press and gangster culture and reveals his intimate knowledge of New York's darkest corners. It provides readers with a rich historical experience--a New York City "noir" shot through the lens of one of its most iconoclastic figures.

General

Imprint:	Prestel Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	Germany
Release date:	September 2013
First published:	October 2013
Authors:	Brian Wallis
Contributors:	Richard Meyer • Eddy Portnoy • Carol Squiers • Alan Trachtenberg
Dimensions:	281 x 219 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	264
ISBN-13:	978-3-7913-5313-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > Individual photographers Promotions
LSN:	3-7913-5313-6
Barcode:	9783791353135

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