Weegee worked in manhattan s lower east side as a press photographer during the 1930s and 1940s and developed his signature style by following the city s emergency services and documenting.
Weegee photography roof.
His professional name was weegee spelled phonetically after the popular fortune telling game ouija board to which his supposed sixth sense for crime was compared.
See weegee s world november 2 1987 march 8 1998.
Bulfinch press in association with the international center of photography 1999 p.
Works from the international center of photography collection new york.
A trove of lost new york city crime scene photos taken by legendary photographer weegee have been unearthed after 82 years.
Arthur usher fellig june 12 1899 december 26 1968 known by his pseudonym weegee was a photographer and photojournalist known for his stark black and white street photography in new york city.
Weegee published his photographs in several books including naked city 1945 weegee s people 1946 and naked hollywood 1953 photograph.
Weegee photojournalist noted for his gritty yet compassionate images of the aftermath of new york street crimes and disasters.
Reflections in a glass eye.
Weegee international center of photography facebook.