Vivian Maier (February 1, 1926 – April 21, 2009) was an incredible photographer. A lot of her photography was discovered by chance in a thrift store after she had died. This idea that she lived the majority of her life not realising the value of her work to anyone but her self.
She really inspired me to begin to realise that, for the least part of it my art really matters to me, and that's a good place to start. Maier did not photograph for work, for others, for acclaim but because she loved it and it shows! As Helen Kellier puts it so well;
The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart'
I love Maier's photography for capturing the unusual, for capturing life how it is and how natural they are. Her curiosity for people and finding the beauty in everyday life inspires me.
Vivian Maier's work can be found to provoke your heart strings at http://www.vivianmaier.com/about-vivian-maier/
Be inspired!
LB x
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