Ascher Fellig (June 12, 1899 – December 26, 1968), known by his pseudonym Weegee, was a photographer and photojournalist, known for his stark black and white street photography in New …

Mar 8, 1998 · Weegee, born Usher Fellig on June 12, 1899, in the town of Lemburg (now in Ukraine), first worked as a photographer at age fourteen, three years after his family immigrated to the United …

Feb 10, 2020 · His eye for a different type of character influenced many photographers, including Lisette Model and Diane Arbus. Weegee was an outstanding character himself, as his many witty self …

Weegee was a legendary news photographer, whose stock and trade were candid shots of people in the streets, in bars, and at crime scenes in New York City.

Mar 4, 2024 · Arthur Fellig, famously known as Weegee, was a prominent photographer and photojournalist in the mid-20th century, whose work came to define the visual documentation of …

Mar 4, 2020 · A loner and an outlier, Weegee took photos of people on the margins of New York society. A new reissue of his photobook Naked City reveals the extraordinary power of his images.

Dec 22, 2025 · Weegee (born June 12, 1899, Złoczew, Austria-Hungary [now Zolochiv, Ukraine]—died December 26, 1968, New York, New York, U.S.) was a photojournalist noted for his gritty yet …

Jul 16, 2015 · A photographer synonymous with 20th-century New York and its myriad denizens, Weegee made pictures that attest to the pulsing rhythms of the city and its status as a place …

May 21, 2018 · More than anyone else, it was Arthur Fellig, self-insistently known as Weegee the Famous, whose “photographs of the poor were made—at least, originally—for the poor themselves.”

Aug 7, 2021 · Weegee's work stands alone in the history of photography. Learn about his career, techniques, view his unique photos and watch videos.