Weegee may have been right. Maybe he was the world’s greatest photographer. No one did what he did better. He consistently caught the raw emotion that was the result from crime, violence and death like no other. His art is straight forward, simple, clean and purse. No artifice. No pretense. It may not be pretty but art is not always pretty. On the other hand, he also took great images of the celebrations in life and love. He was one of a kind.
As a kid I loved Weegee just for his creep factor. He definitely had some sort of powers because he seemed to know where the accident or crime was going to occur. Later on, I realized how talented he was. You’re right about him not being pretentious. What he did was definitely art but he approached it in a nuts and bolts kind of way. Was Weegee the world greatest photographer? Ask Weegee. He may still be able to communicate with you. 😉
unbolt: Thanks for liking this quote by Weegee. His coworkers nicknamed him Weegee after a weegee board because sometimes he would get to a crime scene before the cops did.
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Weegee may have been right. Maybe he was the world’s greatest photographer. No one did what he did better. He consistently caught the raw emotion that was the result from crime, violence and death like no other. His art is straight forward, simple, clean and purse. No artifice. No pretense. It may not be pretty but art is not always pretty. On the other hand, he also took great images of the celebrations in life and love. He was one of a kind.
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As a kid I loved Weegee just for his creep factor. He definitely had some sort of powers because he seemed to know where the accident or crime was going to occur. Later on, I realized how talented he was. You’re right about him not being pretentious. What he did was definitely art but he approached it in a nuts and bolts kind of way. Was Weegee the world greatest photographer? Ask Weegee. He may still be able to communicate with you. 😉
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unbolt: Thanks for liking this quote by Weegee. His coworkers nicknamed him Weegee after a weegee board because sometimes he would get to a crime scene before the cops did.
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B.G.Snyder: Thanks for this Weegee Quote. Weegee had a NY state of mind.
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Nature’s Child: That for liking this Weegee quote. Back in the day in NY, Weegee was da man!
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dzump: Thanks for liking this quote. Weegee was a macho photographer. There’s not many of them around.
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Jackie: Thanks for liking this Weegee quote. The “World’s Greatest Photographer” worked the streets of the greatest city in the world. IMHO 😉
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Lize Bard: Thanks for liking Famous Photographer Quote #0297 by the great Weegee!
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