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A Dark Obsession with Crime

April 26, 2019February 14, 2021 Shavonee Eakins

In class I learned of a famous photographer called Weegee, also known as Arthur Fellig, who had an interest unlike others: he was obsessed with crime. And, in an article I found while doing more research on Weegee written by Katherine Brooks, she details how Weegee embodied the crimes of

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“Weegee” Crime Photographer

November 22, 2012February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

Arthur Fellig, better known as Weegee, was a photographer and photojournalist in 1930s and 40s New York. He documented crime scenes, gangster arrests, and the crowd’s reactions to crimes almost in a glorified fashion. He published a photography book, as well as created an art exhibit of his grisly photography

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