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Young Stanley Kubrick’s Gorgeous Photos of 1940s New York

American filmmaker Stanley Kubrick was just 17 years old when he sold a photo to LOOK Magazine. He was hired and worked for them from 1946-1950 as the youngest staff photographer they’d ever had. Looking through his work it’s obvious he had a natural eye for photography.

Have a look at some of my favourite images below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

via: Vintage Everyday, Boredpanda

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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