I first heard of the photographer Weegee via an old newsreel I saw, which really made him out to be an oddball but still glamorous NYC celebrity. I never knew about his innovations and the depth of his photos until more recently. Such powerful work. Whether it’s the crime scene or passersby/crowd photos, celebrities, spooky film audience photos, or whatever, they keep your gaze much longer than most photographs do. Nobody that I know of has ever brought humor into photography as well as Weegee did. I also can’t argue that his later work with photo manipulation wasn’t way, way ahead of his time. The exhibit “Society of Spectacle” is very worthwhile visit through May 5 at ICP