ED2 photo assignment 2 - photographer 1

The first photography in the style of true crime is Arthur Fellig, also known as Weegee. Many of his photos have been used in books as he used to tend to be the only man who got the shot needed. Born on 12 June 1899 In Ukraine, he worked in the lower East Side of New York as a press photographer and became popular from his signature style of stark black and white photos, he would follow emergency services and document their activity. He published photographic books and he also worked in cinema with directors such as Stanley Kunrick and Jack Donohue.
 self portrait


He used a 4x5 Speed graphic camera, f/16 at 1/200 of a second. He had no photographic training and was self taught, he had previously worked in a dark room as a technician. He was the only reporter allowed to listen to the police frequency radio, he maintained a complete dark room in the boot of his car. His photographs have been shown in the Museum of Modern Art and in many exhibitions and books.
Some examples of his work