Weegee
Weegee
Weegee was the pseudonym of ArthurFellig, a photographer and photojournalist, known for his stark black and white street photography. Weegee worked in Manhattan, New York City's Lower East Side as a press photographer during the 1930s and 1940s, and he developed his signature style by following the city's emergency services and documenting their activity. Much of his work depicted unflinchingly realistic scenes of urban life, crime, injury and death. Weegee published photographic books and also worked in cinema, initially making...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPhotographer
Date of Birth12 June 1899
CountryUnited States of America
Weegee quotes about
To me, pictures are like blintzes - ya gotta get 'em while they're hot.
Hollywood is Newark, New Jersey with palm trees.
I am a perfectionist. When I take a picture...it's gotta be good.