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Everybody

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Christopher George

Weegee, “This was a friendly game of bocci, New York,” ca. 1939 (995.1993) [Well, maybe not every body, instead, many not-alive anymore bodies from Weegee photos… Culminating in a Weegee photo (carpet) bomb.] Happy Halloween Everybody! Whoooo knooows what’s lurking … Continue reading →

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Death in Photography: What Is It to Live?

Posted on July 2, 2013 by fansinaflashbulb

Pablo Bartholomew, Dead Baby, Bhopal, 1984 (13.1986) Letizia Battaglia, Dead man lying on a garage ramp, 1977 (2007.24.11) Unidentified Photographer, [Body of Che Guevara], October 10, 1967 (2009.17.1) Weegee, [“Ruth Snyder Murder” wax display, Eden Musée, Coney Island, New York], … Continue reading →

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The House I Once Called Home

Posted on June 11, 2013 by kaitlinvaughan

The House I Once Called Home is a beautifully sad book written and illustrated by the American photographer Duane Michals. Inspired by his return to his childhood home shortly following his mother’s death, each page contains haunting photographs and poetic … Continue reading →

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A wrecked car, and a cop kills a holdup man…

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Christopher George

PM Daily, November 24, 1940 PM Daily, November 24, 1941 November 24 was an auspicious day for Weegee; in 1940 and 1941 he had the above photos published in PM Daily…

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