Weegee

(b. June 12th 1899, d. December 26th, 1968)

Born Authur Fellig in Galicia, Ukraine, Weegee's work as a press and street photographer are among the best in their class. Many of Weegee's photographs were taken before the police arrived at the scene. This sixth sense style taken to photographing gave Weegee unprecidented opportunties to capture gruemsome murders. He based himself in the Lower East Side of Manhattan working as a press photographers for various newspapers. He kept all his equipment in the back of car, always ready to get straight to the action He would contantly listen in on the police scanner and eventually was given permission to have his very own police radio so that he would track each incident.