Weegee is best known for his tabloid images of New York City in the 1930s and 1940s—unflinching photographs of gangsters, blood-stained crime scenes ... to arrive on the scene: Fellig’s ...

Famous for his early career as a nighttime news photographer — shooting grisly images of fires, murders, and other tragedies in high contrast — Weegee allegedly earned his name for his uncanny ...