i was looking for some interesting photographers online today–just randomly searching for something that caught my eye. i happened to come across Helen Levitt, a female photographer of 1918. I find her inspiring.

she was born in New York City, began her career in photography at age 18 while working in a portrait studio in the Bronx. there she acquired technical prowess but the inspiration to make images came through a consumption of art and photography exhibits, theater performances and films. While other photographers of the 1930s were documenting social injustice around the country and the world, Levitt chose to devote a long career to a place and people just blocks away: the children of the New York neighborhoods. Her photographs reveal the subtle expressions and gestures of adults engaged in conversation and children at play in curious and imaginative ways. Levitt is often referred to as “one of the great living poets of urban life.” Her photographs are collected by most major museums world wide and she continues to live and work in New York.

(even though by now she’s probably like 90 something…maybe she’s the spunky type)

these are just a few of hers that i could find. i like them. doesn’t it make you feel like you’re in the picture? or like you’re involved with these people? it makes me feel like i’m time travelling!

i know i’m a dork, but it’s TRUE.