In the 1930s and 1940s, Weegee’s name became closely associated with the urban jungle of New York as he created the chronicle of city life in a society troubled by economic and emotional depression. Weegee confronted his viewers with loneliness, poverty and crime, but shot pictures of beauty and happiness as well, from the Lower East Side, Harlem or the Bowery. The topic, however, was not the sole reason for his success: the dramatic, raw realism and sharp contrast of his pictures made him a pioneer and a role model for the future artist generations.