Book - Weegee Serial Photographer

The New York Photographer Weegee often appeared on the scene immediately after accidents and crimes sometimes even before the police. The position of a body would be altered if that resulted in a better picture. His street photographs made him world famous. Wauter Mannaert and Max de Radigues have succeeded beautifully in capturing the contrasts of Weegee's life: his internal conflict between his violin and his photography; the streets of New York that he loves but also wants to escape; and his photographs, which are printed in the popular press but should be on the walls of galleries. Mannaert's distinctive drawings create the impression that you're walking with Weegee through New York's iconic Lower East Side of eighty years ago.