Flash

By Christopher Bonanos

Subjects: Biography, New York Times reviewed, Weegee, 1899-1968, Street photography, Photographers, biography, Photography, Photojournalists, Journalists, biography

Description: Arthur Fellig-- Weegee-- documented crime scenes better than any other photographer. While documenting the crime, grit, and complex humanity of midcentury New York City, he lived a life just as worthy as the scenes he captured. Bonanos provides a view of the man now regarded as an innovator and a pioneer, an artist as well as a newsman, whose photographs are among most powerful images of urban existence ever made. -- adapted from jacket.