- Born
- Died
- Mary Ellen Mark has achieved worldwide visibility through her numerous books, exhibitions and editorial magazine work. She has published photo-essays and portraits in such publications as the New Yorker, LIFE, and New York Times Magazine. She is recognized as one of our most respected and influential photographers. Mary Ellen has received the Cornell Capa Award, the Infinity Award for Journalism, an Erna & Victor Hasselblad Foundation Grant, and a Walter Annenberg Grant. Among her other awards are the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship and the Dr. Erich Salomon Award. She was also presented with honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of the Arts; three fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts; the World Press Award for Outstanding Body of Work Throughout the Years; the Victor Hasselblad Cover Award, and two Robert F. Kennedy Awards. Mary Ellen has published 19 books and her photographs have been exhibited worldwide. She acted as the associate producer of the major motion picture, American Heart (1992), directed by Martin Bell.
- IMDb mini biography by: Falkland Road Inc.
- SpouseMartin Bell(198? - May 25, 2015) (her death)
- New York City, New York
- I'm kind of a purist that loves reality - and that's not the trend now. Now they want very commercial, very decorated illustrations. (Why she preferred shooting in BxW without digital enhancements.)
- You have to be a fast runner, and that's not part of my nature. (Why she never became a war photographer.)
- I think photography is closest to writing, not painting. It's closest to writing because you are using this machine to convey an idea. The image shouldn't need a caption; it should already convey an idea.
- Finding the right subject is the hardest part
- It's not when you press the shutter, but why you press the shutter.
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