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

Before Stanley Kubrick directed arguably some of the best movies ever made like "2001: Space Odyssey" or "The Shining," he was a simple teenager in New York looking for a job. But even then, when the 17-year-old got his hands on a photo camera, he couldn't hide the talent within.

Bored Panda has gathered a collection of his photos of New York from 1945 to 1950, when he was working in the Look magazine. During that time Stanley got many insights into what makes a photograph work: "I think aesthetically recording spontaneous action, rather than carefully posing a picture, is the most valid and expressive use of photography."

He quickly made a name for himself by telling stories through photos, which eventually led him to moving pictures and his place in the filmmakers' hall of fame.

Oh, and if you're into street photography as well, let Stanley himself give you a tip: "Think up ideas for stories, go out and shoot them, and then send them into the magazines. I was lucky; I figured that out when I was young."

(h/t: vintage everyday)

#1 Walking The Streets Of New York, 1946

Walking The Streets Of New York, 1946

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#1 Walking The Streets Of New York, 1946

#2 Student At Columbia University, 1948

#3 Girl With A Lipstick, 1940

#4 Couple Sleeping In A Subway Car, 1940s

#5 Couple, 1940

#6 High Wire Act, 1948

#7 Shoe Shine Boy, 1940

#8 Dogs In A Convertible, 1949

#9 Self Portrait With Showgirl Rosemary Williams, 1948

#10 People On Escalators In A Subway Station, 1940

#11 Young Girl At Palisades Amusement Park, 1946

#12 Laboratory At Columbia University, 1948

#13 Couple Playing Footsies On A Subway, 1946

#14 Shoe Shine Boy, 1940

#15 Betsy Von Furstenberg, 1949

#16 Girl With Dolls, 1947

#17 Students Drawing A Nude Model In An Art Class, 1948, Columbia University

#18 Circus Side Show Performer, 1948

#19 Shoe Shine Boys (On Fence), 1947

#20 Changing The Tire, 1946

#21 Showgirls At The Copacabana Club, 1948

#22 Shoe Shine Boy, Portrait Of Mickey, 1947

#23 Men Sleeping In A Subway Car, 1946

#24 Police Athletic League Boxing, 1946

#25 Passengers In A Subway Car, 1940s

#26 Johnny On The Spot, 1946

#27 Rosemary Williams At A Restaurant With Two Men

#28 Doorman Walking Dog, 1949

#29 Shoe Shine Boy, 1940

#30 Women In A Subway Car, 1946

#31 Shoe Shine Boys (Vendor), 1947

#32 Girls, 1940

#33 Passengers In A Subway Car, 1940s

#34 Man Carrying Flowers On A Crowded Subway, 1946

#35 Passengers Reading In A Subway Car, 1946

#36 Waiting At The Dentist’s Office

#37 Painter Tying Rope Around The Model's Waist, 1947

#38 Shoe Shine Boy, 1940

#39 Film Crew, 1947

#40 Guy Lombardo On A Dock, 1947-1948

#41 Woman Watching Model Being Painted For The Billboard, 1947

#42 Woman Waiting On A Subway Platform, 1940s

#43 Shoe Shine Boys, 1947

#44 Man Studying In A Library, 1948, Columbia University

#45 Woman On The Train Platform, 1948

#46 Men With German Shepherd On A Dock, 1949

#47 Woman Waiting On A Subway Platform, 1946

#48 At An Outdoor Cafe With A Woman, 1948

#49 Johnny Grant, 1946

#50 General Dwight D. Eisenhower At Columbia University, 1948

#51 Passengers In A Subway Car, 1946

#52 Passengers In A Subway Car, 1946

#53 Girl With A Mirror, 1940

#54 Audience Waiting In Line To Get Into A Recording Of "grand Slam"

#55 Mens Fashion Show, 1948

#56 Woman Knitting On A Subway, 1946

#57 Couple In A Subway Car, 1940s

#58 Man By A Garbage Can

#59 Circus Woman With Rollerskating Monkey, 1948

#60 Boxer Walter Cartier, 1948

#61 Man Exiting Train, 1948

#62 Rocky Graziano Talking To A Policeman On A Street

#63 Passengers In A Subway Car, 1946

#64 People Browsing Through Magazine Racks At A Busy Sidewalk Newsstand, 1947

#65 Walter Cartier Drinking A Beverage, 1948

#66 Passengers In A Subway Car, 1946

#67 Rocky Graziano With Two Men By A Sign For The Middleweight Championship Fight Between Tony Zale And Marcel Cerdan

#68 Women Walking Near The Train, 1948

#69 Passengers In A Subway Car, 1946

#70 Man Carrying Flowers On A Crowded Subway, 1946

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