Weegee's World

Weegee is best known for his photos of "rubouts, suicides andaccident victims", but I think those photos are hisleast interesting. He has a talent for capturing ordinarylife as well. His photos are warm and real. Often times Ifind old photos make the subjects appear remote and distantin time, but Weegee's photos break through that barrier.You don't feel like you are looking at old pictures. His photos transcend nostalgia.

This wonderful book not only includes all of Weegee's (Arthur Fellig) greatest photos, but includes three in-dept essays on his work by Miles Barth, Alain Bergala and Ellen Handy. Weegee raised the craft of photojournalism to the level of art by his talent to show the essence of any situtation without any discrimination between social classes. Besides his pictures expressing the entire human condition, they also story-tell New York City circa mid-century. This is a book that is essential for anyone who wants a comprehensive photographic library.