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BBC2 :: Vivian Maier: Who Took Nanny's Pictures?

Algernon
Posted 26/06/2013 - 18:29 Link
BBC2 :: imagine... - Summer 2013
Vivian Maier: Who Took Nanny's Pictures?

Possibly of no interest to Pentaxians, because she only had
one lens and didn't suffer from LBA She also
had a camera that only took 12 photos and was MF only.....
so she didn't have an AF system that was as fast as Conikon
for shots of children etc. All she did was take
photgraphs Didn't even do HDR

Just in case you are remotely interested and missed
this program on BBC2 last night here's the iPlayer link.

The person who also owns a lot of her stuff (John Maloof) wasn't on the
program, but has a few news videos on his blog LINK.

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Algi
Edited by Algernon: 26/06/2013 - 18:32
Haworth
Posted 26/06/2013 - 20:36 Link
Thanks, I'll watch that with interest.

There is also a page with some info to whet the appetite about her and her work here:link

I think there was a discussion on this forum about her work a while ago, unless I'm confusing her with someone else.

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Pentaxophile
Posted 26/06/2013 - 22:06 Link
It was a great watch, throughly recommend catching it on iPlayer for those that missed it!
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punkrockemo
Posted 26/06/2013 - 22:18 Link
I enjoyed watching that, thanks for posting
Haworth
Posted 26/06/2013 - 22:23 Link
Yep, agree , just watched it - fascinating. Makes one wonder: if she had selected the images seen by the public, what would she have chosen?
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Posted 26/06/2013 - 22:28 Link
I wondered that too. Plus what would she have thought of the printing? Did they say that some of the images had been cropped as well?
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Smeggypants
Posted 27/06/2013 - 06:30 Link
Superb documentary. I'm a great fan Of Vivian Maier. Extremely inspiring.
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Lü
Posted 30/06/2013 - 13:43 Link
If you're into street you need to watch this. She was so brave. Thank you for posting.
As for me, all I know is that I know nothing.
tyronet2000
Posted 07/07/2013 - 17:16 Link
It started off ok apart from the usual ramjam mu-sick which ruins all these sort of programmes then after a minute or so I got the error message insufficient band width but I'll take everyone's word for it that she was someone special.
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Stan

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Algernon
Posted 07/07/2013 - 17:30 Link
Try the official site....

http://www.vivianmaier.com/

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tyronet2000
Posted 07/07/2013 - 18:32 Link
Algernon wrote:
Try the official site....

http://www.vivianmaier.com/

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Thanks for the link Algi, have looked at the 1st New York. It's amazing how even the most improbable image just work. Some inspirational stuff on there.
Regards
Stan

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cabstar
Posted 07/07/2013 - 20:45 Link
Very interesting documentary. I liked the idea she met dali, hcb and brassai and then set off around the world on a grest adventure...
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greynolds999
Posted 18/07/2014 - 17:23 Link
To reopen a very old thread, there's a new film out.

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It's on at the Edinburgh Filmhouse so I think it will be the perfect place to spend a wet Saturday!

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