Meet Vivian Maier I Photographer’s Profiles

In this video we place together some of the information known about Vivian Maier and have a look at her extensive photography portfolio first discovered in the early 2000s. The aim is to gather thoughts on what we see and take lessons from this amazing work. Thank you so much for watching. Big thank you to the awesome crew who helped translating Vivian’s letter: Syphaïwong, Nico Cazals, Paul Raynal & Thomas Sayer. Video Breakdown 00:00 - Intro 01:08 - Some kind of a Spy 02:14 - Who is Vivian Maier? 03:39 - Photography as the artist’s reflection 05:53 - Photography is like Gold 08:01 - Learning with Vivian Maier 10:59 - Conclusion More on Vivian Maier Artist(s) / Song(s) Lofoten by MyssyBeats Footage Finding Vivian Maier Trailer (Vivian Maier Film) Vivian Maier 8mm Home Movie (Vivian Maier Film) The 8mm Films of Vivian Maier (Nowness) Links to my work Disclaimer This video attempts to build a positive view on the work of the late photographer Vivian Maier, thus, incentivising the audience to support her work and understand its historical and artistic importance. “Well, I suppose nothing is meant to last forever. We have to make room for other people. It’s a wheel. You get on, you have to go to the end. And then somebody has the same opportunity to go to the end and so on. And somebody else takes their place.“ Meet Vivian Maier By Tatiana Hopper June 2021