LOOK: Stanley Kubrick's New York Photographs

Stanley Kubrick self portrait with showgirl Rosemary Williams.

Before his days as a renowned filmmaker, Stanley Kubrick mad a name for himself as a photographer with Look Magazine. Now, the website Twisted Sifter has put together a very nice piece on Kubrick's photographic legacy by compiling some of his best images of New York city in the late 1940's.

The collection is an impressive array of New York street scenes and people that deftly capture its place and time. And, these images seem a direct connection to the visual style of Kubrick's early films like The Killing and Killer's Kiss.

You can view the article and collection on the Twisted Sifter site.

UPDATE: Perusing the web and totally by happenstance, I just stumbled upon another set of Kubrick photos over at Retronaut. This time, the collection comes from a trip Kubrick made to Chicago in 1949, working again for Look Magazine. These images are just as impressive as his New York work.