Weegee (Arthur Fellig)Stalking the streets of New York City at night alongside police detectives and barflies, the tough-talking, cigar-smoking photographer who called himself "Weegee" was ready at a moment's notice with his Speed Graphic to respond to the police radio. | Weegee (Arthur Fellig)Our image of Weegee is that of the prototypical New York tabloid news photographer but the inventive Jewish immigrant Arthur Fellig (1899–1968), who assumed the self-mocking nickname Weegee, was also one of the most original and creative photographers |