Weegee was the
pseudonym of
Arthur Fellig (June 12, 1899 – December 26, 1968), a
photographer and
photojournalist, known for his stark black and white
street photography. Weegee worked in
Manhattan,
New York City's
Lower East Side as a press photographer during the 1930s and '40s, and he developed his signature style by following the city's emergency services and documenting their activity. Much of his work depicted unflinchingly realistic scenes of urban life, crime, injury and death. Weegee published photographic books and also worked in cinema, initially making his own short films and later collaborating with film directors such as
Jack Donohue and
Stanley Kubrick.