John Maloof has created a website in dedication to the photographer Vivian Maier, a street photographer from the 1950-70′s.
Maloof discovered her work at an auction in Chicago where Maier lived for 50 years.
Her discovered work included over 40,000 mostly medium format negatives. Maier died April 21, 2009.
See more of Maier’s work at vivianmaier.blogspot.com.
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