I went to see the documentary Finding Vivian Maier at the Esquire Theater here in Denver last weekend. It is a film about a nanny who turned out to be one of the greatest street photographers ever, but never showed anyone her work, despite taking over 100,000 photographs. Most of her photos were taken in Chicago - my old home town - and I must say, her portraits of the people she met on the streets are stunning. She was evidently a very private person, quite eccentric (i.e.crazy), and probably would never have wanted the fame she has now gained posthumously. Maier also took 8 months off and traveled the world, taking thousands of photographs wherever she went. Traveling all over the world, acting wildly eccentric, taking photographs of everybody and everything. Hey, I could do that! Something to aspire to.
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