Have you guys heard of Vivian Maier??

[Rocco]

It reminds me of a google+ hangout I was watching. There was a street photographer on there who made the point that even if you street photos don't hold a lot of weight right now, 20+ years down the road it very well could. I LOVE that her photos tell a very good story about New York around that time.

[clemmb]

story about New York around that time.

It was Chicago

[Sheiky]

Thanks for sharing Rocco, very nice indeed.

It reminds me of a google+ hangout I was watching. There was a street photographer on there who made the point that even if you street photos don't hold a lot of weight right now, 20+ years down the road it very well could. I LOVE that her photos tell a very good story about New York around that time.

To be fair, it's not just the age of the photos. The way light is used and more important how she composed and framed the shots are very very good. I bet photos that you and I take are going to get back some old memories in a year or 20 and that's nice. However I'm pretty sure my photos will not have this impact, they're just too simple for that.
And the fun thing about her pictures is that no one will criticize her for lack of sharpness or anything. The photos look so thought out that no one will pay attention to those technical details. I like that.