The Obscurity Advantage

The Hidden Power and Potential of a Life in the Shadows

The Hidden Beauty of the Obscure 

I recently had the opportunity to watch a short documentary about a woman named Vivian Maier. A nanny by profession, Maier spent much of her life capturing the everyday scenes of New York and Chicago during the mid-20th century. Throughout her life, she took more than 100,000 photographs. Yet, she shared them with virtua…