MARY ELLEN MARK (55 BIG FORMAT)

Mary Ellen Mark
An introductory monograph on the work of the legendary photojournalist, Mary Ellen Mark. Charles Hagan

Mary Ellen Mark (b. 1940) is a highly respected and influential photographer, whose images have become landmarks in the field of documentary photography
This book documents Mark's work through a chronologically presented sequence of 55 images featuring Mark's acclaimed images of the world's 'nonfamous', including Indian circus-artists, girls in Bombay brothels and runaway children, alongside her iconic images of Hollywood film stars
An insightful introductory essay by Charles Hagen details Mark's working style and incredible contribution to her field
Recipient of some of the world's most respected awards, including the Guggenheim Fellowship, Mark's work has been published and exhibited worldwide
Picture-by-picture commentary offers insight into individual works and the subjects she portrays, but also allows casual browsing

This introductory monograph features the work of the legendary photojournalist Mary Ellen Mark (b.1940). Mark's career began in the 1970s with several bodies of work that gained her a reputation as one of the most provocative documentary photographers working today. These projects included her documentataion of the women's maximum security ward of Oregon State Mental Hospital and of the prostitutes in the brothels of Falkland Road in Bombay. Both became subjects for books published in 1979 and 1981 respectively. In 1977 she became a member of the photographic agency Magnum, remaining with the prestigious organization until 1982, when she decided to work independently.
In the 1980s and 1990s she photographed and published books on a range of subjects, including homeless teenagers in Seattle, a holiday camp for children with cancer in California, Mother Teresa, circuses, and most recently, twins in America. She has the unique ability to capture gestures and expressions that translate the intense emotions of her subjects. Compassionate but never literal, her pictures can be humorous, tragic, enigmatic, shocking, and often all of these simultaneously. Mark has received an impressive number of grants and awards, including three National Endowment f