Vivian Maier

Vivian Maier (English: Vivian Maier, February 1, 1926 - April 21, 2009) was an American amateur street photographer. Her main job was as a nanny. Vivienne is of French descent. She was born in New York but grew up in France. After returning to the United States, she lived in New York and Chicago. She took more than 100,000 photos in her life. In 2007, local historian John Maloof discovered a large number of her negatives and began organizing them. After Vivian's death, due to Maloof's arrangement, her works began to appear in newspapers in the United States, Italy, Argentina and the United Kingdom. In 2010, Vivian's works began to be exhibited in Chicago. She became a hotly discussed figure in the photography circle and was recognized as one of the most important contemporary street photographers in the United States.