All photos copyrighted by Mary Ellen Mark. I remember when I first saw the work of Mary Ellen Mark, I was blown away. Her work had such a deep sense of love and empathy for her subjects. Not only t…
Mary Ellen Mark photographed her for 30 years.
Vogue spoke with three celebrated photographers about a favorite Mary Ellen Mark image and what her work means to them.
Elisabeth Biondi remembers the photographer Mary Ellen Mark, who died on Monday at the age of seventy-five.
Mark often took personal interest in those she met and photographed. Learn about the photographer's relationships with several of her subjects, who she portrayed with empathy, humor, and candor.
Mary Ellen could see a story in the ordinary that another person might walk by and not even see.
Abordant une oeuvre photographique sur des questions sociales telles que les sans-abris, la solitude, la jeunesse tourmentée dans de dures conditions de vie, l’addiction à la drogue, ou encore la prostitution, la photographe documentariste-portraitiste Mary Ellen Mark s'est passionnée pour les marginaux et leur environnement social.
Find out more about the 2004 exhibition Ellen Gallagher: eXelento at Gagosian 555 West 24th Street, New York. Works, editorial content, and more.
Twin Brothers Tulsi and Basant, Great Famous Circus, Calcutta, India, 1989 Three Acrobats, Vàzquez Brothers Circus, Mexico City, Mexico, 1997 In Man and Beast: Photographs from Mexico and India, Mary…
The photographer, who died this week, turned her lens on the marginal people of the world. One of her most acclaimed projects was her series of photos taken in the brothels of Mumbai.
Lessons for Photographers - Mary Ellen Mark Introduction Today, the world of photography is very different than what it was in the days of cellulose film. No more Robert Capas, Ari Gulers, Richard Avedons, Ansel Adams; everyone with a smartphone thinks that he/she is a photographer. Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, social platforms make kids with pimples…
At the news of her death, we celebrate the work of an extraordinary photographic talent
OPB's Oregon Experience recently had a nice documentary on Linus Pauling. Pauling, it turns out, played a small but important role in my own journey. I started my sophomore year at Cal Tech in a confused state of mind. I was doing well enough: a B-average, A's in all my math courses (my major) and Mathematics Magazine had accepted a number theory article of mine. But I was unhappy. I realized for the first time that I really wasn't bright enough to be the "pure mathematician" I wanted to be. I had no desire to be an engineer or "practical" scientist. Moreover, my good friend with whom I had gone from Pasadena High School to Cal Tech had committed suicide that summer. (In retrospect, I believe he was a closet gay.) I'd dropped football due to an injury, even through at the end of spring practice I was first string QB in the single wing, a blocking position, and second string tailback. Worse, I was still living at home, Cal Tech being in Pasadena. I felt in my gut it was time to leave home. In this state I was sitting on a bench on campus, eating my lunch, one fall afternoon. Linus Pauling strolled by and asked if he could join me. He'd been my freshman chemistry professor. I also had become something of a groupy of his new book No More War. He sat down and for some reason I opened up to him when he asked how things were going. I don't remember much from that encounter but what I do remember is that he gave me a pep talk about the importance of having good humanists in the world, every bit as important as having good scientists. There was nothing wrong with leaving Cal Tech for another college and majoring in philosophy or history, which is what I was thinking of doing. His pep talk influenced my decision. I left at the end of the term and transferred to Berkeley. My wild ride of changes had just begun and by the end of the summer I'd be in the Army. But leaving home, leaving Cal Tech with a B average, needed validation and Linus Pauling gave it to me. I've always thought his pep talk about the humanities made all the difference in the world.
All photos copyrighted by Mary Ellen Mark. I remember when I first saw the work of Mary Ellen Mark, I was blown away. Her work had such a deep sense of love and empathy for her subjects. Not only t…
Lessons for Photographers - Mary Ellen Mark Introduction Today, the world of photography is very different than what it was in the days of cellulose film. No more Robert Capas, Ari Gulers, Richard Avedons, Ansel Adams; everyone with a smartphone thinks that he/she is a photographer. Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, social platforms make kids with pimples…
At the news of her death, we celebrate the work of an extraordinary photographic talent
Viva la Rock, Mary Ellen Mark
In my opinion, Lee Friedlander is one of the most under-appreciated (or simply unknown) street photographers when it comes to the internet/social-media sphere. Of course Friedlander is one of the p…
Ellen Gallagher New Works, March 14th to May 3rd, 2014 Hauser & Wirth, London
Paula Sutton is an interiors writer, stylist and the author of The Hill House Diaries Blog. Known for curating vintage and antique pieces, not to mention her quintessential English country style, she’s also a firm believer in achieving the same results, whatever your budget. Here, she opens her little black book to reveal the names she relies on time and again…
Mary Ellen Mark, 75, a Cheltenham High School cheerleader who became one of the most influential photographers of her time, died Monday in New York of complications from myelodysplastic syndrome, a blood disease.
Vogue spoke with three celebrated photographers about a favorite Mary Ellen Mark image and what her work means to them.
25-year-old Russian artist Ellen Sheidlin, known as Sheidlina, invites us to her creative, weird, and whimsical fantasy world that is her Instagram feed. Her photos are not your regular perfect shots we are used to seeing; she takes her craft to another level by combining photography, digital art, fashion, and makeup. Her bizarre ideas and compositions can be uncomfortable but utterly impressive at the same time, causing strong reactions and interpretations—and for this reason, her work is never monotonous or dull. Behind her delicate figure and often vibrant colors, her surreal artwork has themes of social commentary and a deeper message.
Mary Ellen Mark: 'A year after this was taken, we were told that Shyama the elephant had died after eating a poisoned chapati'
