The Times of India

In 2007, John Maloof paid $380 for a box of old negatives that led to the discovery of one of the greatest street photographers ever

A Chicago real estate agent stumbled upon over 100,000 negatives and prints by Vivian Maier, an unknown nanny and street photographer, at a storage locker auction in 2007. This remarkable discovery brought Maier's profound 20th-century photographic work to light posthumously, transforming her from an unnoticed artist into a celebrated figure in street photography.