Stanley Kubrick has influenced filmmakers the world over for his meticulous attention to detail and unique vision. But what you may not know about the man who made 2001: A Space Odyssey and A Clockwork Orange is that before he was a filmmaker, he was a photojournalist for Look Magazine, for whom he captured the street life and subjects of New York City in the second half of the 1940s.
Glimpses of Kubrick's iconic style are apparent in these photos, capturing a sense of Kubrick's fascination and bewilderment of the strange quirks of human nature.
[Via The Inspiration Grid]