Vivian Maier was born on February 1 1926, in New York. Maier grew up in France and she returned in 1951 to New York city. In 1956, Maier moved to Chicago where she worked as a nurse. In her spare time, she took pictures of the city or people. In 1959, she traveled and took pictures in Los Angeles, Manila, Bangkok, Beijing, Egypt, Italy and American Southwest. Vivian's passion is not only taking pictures but also making film. Her legacy came up when 100,000 negatives of her film was discovered by real estate agent, John Maloof. First Maier's book, Vivian Maier Collection was published in Novermber 2011. If you like to see more of her work, please visit her website here. There are a lot of breathtaking pictures.
Images courtesy: http://www.vivianmaier.com