This book delves into the career of Weegee, a prominent New York City press photographer from 1935 to 1946, and showcases his work from the International Center of Photography's archives. With a Speed Graphic camera and a police-band radio, Weegee captured crime scenes, victims, and perpetrators, often arriving before the police. His gritty black-and-white photographs were both lurid and humanizing. The book, styled as a series of "dossiers," traces his evolution from freelancer to photo-detective, examining his ties with the tabloid press and gangster culture, and offering a historical "noir" perspective of New York City.
