This past weekend, my roommates and I went to an exhibit at the Chicago Cultural Center that I had been wanting to check out for some time. "Finding Vivian Maier" is a captivating collection of street style photography from an artist whose work was not discovered until after her death. Born in New York to Austrian and French immigrant parents, and spending some of her formative years in France, [Vivian Maier] eventually ended up in Chicago as a nanny to wealthy North Shore clients, but her passions ran much deeper. Over 100,000 negatives and more than 3,000 prints of her massive body of work were discovered [by writer John Maloof] in an estate auction shortly before her death in 2009.
While not much is known about Maier herself or her reasons for keeping her photographs hidden, this first exhibition of her work reveals a keen eye for observing the people and fashions of Chicago in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. -explorechicago.org
Maloof now chronicles his adventures through a blog as he develops her film and uncovers pieces of the mysterious puzzzle that was Vivian's life. Keep up with his discoveries by following his blog here. But, if you can make it to the exhibit before it ends on April 3, I'd highly recommend it. 
This never-ending winter here in Chicago has me constantly daydreaming of a tropical vacation. The Anantara Resort in Bali, Indonesia is a pretty lofty expectation of a trip, but I can't stop thinking about the sleek design of this hotel combined with the magical sunsets of Bali. The photos of this place are what I would literally define as "paradise." Hopefully, thoughts of al fresco dining on the beach and soaking up the Indonesian sun on my own private balcony will be enough to get me through these last few cold weeks! 
