WEEGEE: MURDER IS MY BUSINESS

Drawn from the International Center of Photographys archives, this book highlights the incomparable style and fascinating career of Weegee, one of New York Citys quintessential press photographers. For a decade between 1935 and 1946, Weegee made a name for himself snapping crime scenes, victims, and perpetrators. Armed with a Speed Graphic camera and a police-band radio, Weegee often beat the cops to the story, determined to sell his pictures to the sensation-hungry tabloids. His stark black and-white photos were often lurid and unse...[Read more]