Finding Vivian Maier.

http://www.vivianmaier.com/gallery/street-1/#slide-3

http://www.vivianmaier.com/gallery/street-2/

Answer all of the following questions in short paragraph form on a piece of paper after you have watched the entire movie. 

1. Should John Maloof have the right to publish and expose Vivian’s photography? Or do you think the posthumous publication of her photography is an invasion of her privacy?

2. Do you think Vivian’s French accent was false? If so, what did this fake accent offer her? Why might someone feel the need to have a fake accent?

3. What technique did she use to make her images so appear so epic?

4. Do you like this style/ aesthetic of photography? Why or why not?

5. Whether you like the style or not, what role can street photography play in our society? What lessons can street photography teach us?

6. Has Vivian been found? Or are there more gaps than before?

7. Does the meaning/look/ affect/ importance of the work change the more you know about the artist? Meaning, does knowing the artist alter the meaning of the work?

8. What stood out to you THE MOST about Vivian? (Example: her life/story, travels, photography, mystery?) Why?

http://influencefilmclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Finding-Vivian-Maier-CLUB-DG-BP.pdf

Joel Meyerowitz best describes street photography as both "gregarious" and "solitary" because you are at once, bold and in the space, a part of the monet, but also hidden and discrete, or invisible.