She saw young women in cages. Men young and old watched as the women beckoned and lifted their skirts, then decided which one to pick as if they were choosing a brand of soap in the supermarket.
‘She has always been such an incredible character, so alive and honest,’ Mark once wrote of her longtime subject Tiny Erin Blackwell’s friends call her “Tiny.” That’s what Mary Ellen Mark also called ...
Tiny from "Streetwise," Mary Ellen Mark's 1988 book about teenage runaways in Seattle. Mark, below, in 1973 by Ralph Gibson. She was one of the first female photographers allowed to join Magnum Photos ...
New Takes on the classics. Throughout our centennial year, we’re revisiting notable works from the archive. Sign up to receive them directly in your inbox. When the photographer Mary Ellen Mark ...
The Wittliff Collections Texas State University Alkek Library, 7th Floor TX San Marcos États-Unis The Wittliff Collections at Texas State University will open a major exhibition of images by renowned ...
Prom season is here. And there really isn't a more hyped event in high school social life. There's the fashion, the flowers, plans for the future and, of course, the after party. Photographer Mary ...
"In 1988, Mary Ellen Mark published a poignant document of a fiercely independent group of homeless and troubled youth living in Seattle as pimps, prostitutes, panhandlers and small-time drug dealers.
Realize the world is open -- Organize the picture -- Interpret what you see -- Wait for the moment -- Say more -- Look for mystery -- Build the frame -- Work with the space -- Take control -- Let ...
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