Vintage Chicago Photography

PHOTOGRAPH: COURTESY OF THE MALOOF COLLECTION

Today I stumble upon this great article in Chicago Magazine (via a totally unrelated food blog I love 101cookbooks.com ) about a photographer who decades ago was a nanny right here on the North Shore.  Her name was Vivian Maier.  According to Chicago Magazine writer Nora O'Donnell,


"The North Shore families who hired Vivian Maier as a nanny came to know a kind but eccentric woman who guarded her private life and kept a huge stash of boxes. A chance discovery after her death by a man named John Maloof has spotlighted her secret talent as a photographer and led to a growing appreciation of her vast work."





The photographs are wonderful.  I love the way she captures people and the spirit of this city in an era I can only read about it.  Makes me feel a bit more endeared to the place looking at these photos.  Read the article and see her photos at Chicago Magazine, "The Life and Work of street photographer Vivian Maier."