17-Year-Old Stanley Kubrick’s Photos Of 1940s New York Prove That He Was Born Genius

It seems clear to me, that by seventeen, Mr. Kubrick was fully aware of the important things in life. ;D

Cool outfit

He captured the sway of her hips perfectly!

Where are the seams? Stockings had seams.

Tidied up clean streets

Wow! Amazing! The picture and girl is amazing! Also I would probably fall on the first step.

Early B&W cameras needed this much light to get this amount of contrast. He knew his cameras needs, which is another reason for his success.

She's looking down like she's not sure where the next step is (hint: follow the repeating pattern created by the firsts 2 steps). Must be from the prairies and has never seen a staircase more than 4 high.

he could have helped her instead of gawking through a lens!

The light streaming in from the window brings to mind the floor to ceiling windows in the Overlook Hotel lounge.

While learning to walk, how many times did you fall? Did you give up and hate walking? Tennyson-5...f351a0.jpg

Tumblr: The Early Years

Don't we all, but get on with it!

this probably inspired the "Red Rum" scene in The Shining

Is the date correct? He was born on July 26, 1928, so he would have been 11 or 12 when this photo was taken.

Aww!

That would probably be my girlfriend and I, much safer time to do those sort of things

They're so hip beat daddy-o!

should have got less window and more seat. the angle is just a bit off.

That's so sweet

Their faces are so similar they could almost be siblings.

At that age we had to make love in uncomfortable places.

He looks like "Yup, proof that I'm a stud". Her: "OMG, my parents are going to kill me"

Hope they fell to there deaths!

this is great

Great shot! He really had an eye for angles! Wow! Done with only the equipment ready by then. Wow!

Hanging out

Looks like actor Darren McGavin on the right.

Beautiful greys in foreground figure aids composition for otherwise static tableau

Amazingly mature composition, excellent idea, terrific capture of his suit in the sunlight. Absolutely outstanding photograph. Wouldn't work in color btw.

I like that Mickey has his name on his shoeshine box

Nearly perfect. The hand is a nice touch. The movement of the rag, the boys composure, the dirty street.....all fully capture the beauty of this historical time. Kubrick is clearly a powerful and almost clairvoyant artist, even at this age.

again. the 10 Cent sign was cut off. wrong angle kubrick

I wonder what happened to Mickey?

Isn't that Donald Trump?

Not just dogs......Afghan Hounds👍

Them!

Underexposed. What if it had been true silhouette?

Opportunistic, but a had to capture it anyway photo.

Hell yes

His expression...XD

1st selfie?

Am I the only one thinking people do and always have loved a selfie.

That's how you gotta dress when you are up and coming.

He reminds me of Mr. Bean in this photo.

I actually did this same series for my photo class in 1970. The escalator is the Lexington Ave.-53rd St E/F train

great shot