Weegee

Weegee was the professional name of Arthur Fellig (1899–1968), an American photographer known for stark photographs of New York crime scenes, emergencies, and street life.

Their First Murder: A 1941 Weegee photograph showing a crowd gathered around a murder scene on New York’s Lower East Side. The photograph captures his characteristic mix of police activity, spectators, and direct flash.
Speed Graphic: A line of large-format press cameras widely used by American photojournalists in the twentieth century. Weegee used a Speed Graphic for the fast, direct photographs that defined his news work.
Arthur Fellig: The Ukrainian-born American photographer who worked professionally as Weegee. This is Weegee’s birth name and the identity behind his public persona.
Naked City (film): A 1948 American crime film directed by Jules Dassin and photographed by William H. Daniels. Weegee’s New York photographs influenced the film’s location-based depiction of city life.
The Critic: A 1943 Weegee photograph of a disapproving woman watching two elegantly dressed women at the Metropolitan Opera. Its staged-looking social contrast reveals his eye for spectatorship and class.
Flash photography: Photography that uses a brief burst of artificial light to illuminate a scene. Direct flash gave his night photographs their hard shadows and stark clarity.
Złoczów: A town in present-day Ukraine where Arthur Fellig was born in 1899. Fellig’s birth there preceded his family’s emigration to the United States.
Weegee's New York: A 1956 book collecting photographs by Weegee of New York City and its inhabitants. It shows how his subject expanded from breaking news to a broader city portrait.
The Famous: A 1940 photograph by Weegee showing society figures arriving at the Metropolitan Opera. The image turns elite nightlife into a sharply observed street scene.
Police radio: Radio communication systems used by police to transmit dispatches and coordinate responses. A police-radio receiver helped him reach emergencies before many competing photographers.

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