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An interview with Mary Ellen Mark
with Mary Ellen Mark on Jan 31, 2000
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with Mary Ellen Mark on Jan 31, 2000
Mary Ellen Mark is an American photographer, known for her images which fall between social photojournalism and portraiture. Her photography has addressed difficult social issues, including homelessness, loneliness, drug addiction and prostitution. She works primarily in black and white and has contributed to publications including “LIFE” magazine, “Rolling Stone”, “The New Yorker” and “Vanity Fair”.
Mark has had three grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Robert Kennedy Journalism Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and five honorary doctorates. She was a member of the Magnum Photos photography agency from 1977-1982. In 1988 she received a George Polk Award for photojournalism. Books about her work include “Mary Ellen Mark : Exposure, The Iconic Photographs”, “Mary Ellen Mark : American Odyssey, 1963-1999”, and “Mary Ellen Mark : Twins”.
Source- Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ellen_Mark
