A comprehensive overview explores the “paradox” of Weegee’s work and how he went from taking tabloid photos of murder to ...

The masked man called himself the Spider. Weegee (Arthur Fellig) / International Centre of Photography / Getty Images At 70 years old and counting, the Parachute Jump still stands, a ghost of its ...

Weegee’s photographic career is a study in contrasts. His early work, created between 1935 and 1945, is marked by sensational images of gangsters, murder scenes, fires and tragic accidents.

According to Clément Chéroux, curator of the upcoming Weegee retrospective at the International Center of Photography in New York, his photos offer a unique lens into the American psyche and its ...