Sometimes photography surfaces from the most unique places. Vivian Maier was a nanny by profession but her secret passion was photography. Her photography has been hidden for years until it surfaced when someone bought the negatives and was gobsmacked by what he unearthed. The images are unbelievable street photography and her story is fascinating. You can find more about her and her photography at these websites: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/11/26/vivian-maier-self-portraits-book/ and also http://www.vivianmaier.com/
“I would never choose a subject for what it means to me. I choose a subject and then what I feel about it, what it means, begins to unfold.” – Diane Arbus
“The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap the fleeting prey in your little box.”