The career of photographer Weegee (born Arthur Fellig, 1899–1968) is often divided into two distinct phases, one gritty, the other glamorous. Celebrated for his sensationalist images of crime scenes, ...

The photographs of Arthur Fellig, still enthrall like timeless, hardboiled detective stories -- 70 or so years after they were taken. A glimpse of Weegee's seedy, fast-paced universe is on view at the ...

Arthur Fellig earned his nickname “Weegee” because of an unnerving ability to arrive at crime scenes before police did. It was as if he used a Ouija board as well as a camera to do his job. That job ...

In one particular photo at the exhibition Weegee: Murder Is My Business (at the International Center for Photography through Sept. 2), one can see all that made the pioneering photojournalist an ...

The body of a young woman who jumped from a car and was killed lies on the curb covered by newspapers and a sheet as a policeman walks away with his hands behind his back, New York, 1938.

A loner and an outlier, Weegee took news snaps of people on the margins – which went on to influence photographers after his death. A new reissue of his classic photobook Naked City reveals the ...

- Strangelove's Weegee / Zhang Yaxin: Model Operas. Presentation House Gallery. Opening reception tonight at 7 p.m. For more information on the exhibit visit presentationhousegallery.org. THE unlikely ...

These photographs were all shot by Arthur Fellig and are said to have highly influenced the film noir genre. In fact, in 1945 he published a book of his photographs, called Naked City, which inspired ...

Saturday afternoon show for the youngsters at Loew's Commodore Theater on Second Avenue… Some of the kids brought lunch… lolly pops… ca. 1945 Saturday afternoon ...

Weegee remains one of the few photographers in history to achieve simultaneous success in both the popular news media and the arts community. His achievement depended upon providing access to the ...