His apparent prescience made it seem like he used a Ouija board; spelled phonetically it became “Weegee.” His Speed Graphic negatives include lots of detail, and the bright flashbulbs he used ...
If a murdered mobster was slumped and bleeding over his linguine, Weegee was there minutes later, camera in hand. His ability to be on the scene was so supernatural, people began to believe he was a ...
In the 1930s, Ukrainian émigré Arthur Felig (aka "Weegee" or “Weegee the Famous”) would stay up all night roaming the streets of New York in search of accidents and crimes to photograph.
“Their First Murder”, a Weegee masterpiece taken at a Brooklyn ... Arthur Fellig took his nom de shutter from the Ouija board, a tongue-in-cheek way to account for his knack for beating ...
But, Village Tap owner Jeff Hoffman says he’ll maintain the qualities that have made Weegee’s Lounge a beloved Logan Square cocktail bar. “Weegee’s is just that perfect neighborhood tavern ...