Comments on: Irwin Norling, the Unknown Photographer

Irwin Norling, the Unknown Photographer

kmel — Fri, 21 Mar 2003 18:26:17 -0800

Irwin Norling of Bloomington, Minnesota was a more modest version of Man Ray – with his family in tow, he documented crime and accident scenes for the local police. (The photo gallery is probably NSFW and not safe for delicate stomachs.) He also prolifically documented everyday Bloomington life from the 1940s through the 1980s. City Pages writer Brad Zellar (weblog) stumbled across Norling's photographic archives while visiting the historical society, tracked down the man himself, and wrote this terrific article ... unfortunately Norling passed away a month before its publication.

By: PrinceValium

PrinceValium — Fri, 21 Mar 2003 18:45:43 -0800

There's nothing NSFW about it, kmel. If anything, there's sort of a film-noir-ish quality to the crime scene photos that almost seem out of place. Beautiful work.

By: gwint

gwint — Fri, 21 Mar 2003 20:28:08 -0800

was a more modest version of Man Ray kmel: I think you might have meant Weegee. Cool links regardless.

By: dogwalker

dogwalker — Fri, 21 Mar 2003 20:35:37 -0800

For some reason, I've been getting this feeling like I might end up working as a crime scene photographer soon. Creepy something like this gets posted. cool links indeed

By: kmel

kmel — Fri, 21 Mar 2003 21:02:17 -0800

gwint: Oops, that indeed is what I meant.

By: roboto

roboto — Sat, 22 Mar 2003 07:46:09 -0800

good article. great photos! I like 'bomb shelter movie night' the best.