Mary Ellen Mark is an American photographer born in 1940, 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.
Mary Ellen 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.
Mary Ellen is married to the Oscar nominated film director, Martin Bell (Streetwise/American Heart) and resides in New York City.(Wikipedia)
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Could you tell me the name of the second photograph (the close up of the man) or perhaps what year it was taken in? I'd really like to know more about the man in this picture.
ReplyDeleteSorry, can't help you, don't know who he is...
ReplyDeleteIt's Dennis Hopper!
ReplyDeleteGosh! Thanks! I don't know what year this picture was taken, he looks like a young man there, no?
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