Mary Ellen Mark

Mary Ellen Mark
Mark with husband Martin Bell at the 2011 Look 3 photography conference
Born(1940-03-20)March 20, 1940
DiedMay 25, 2015(2015-05-25) (aged 75)
NationalityAmerican
Known forPhotography
SpouseMartin Bell

Mary Ellen Mark (March 20, 1940 – May 25, 2015) was an American photographer. She was known for her photojournalism, portraiture, and advertising photography.

She photographed people who were "away from mainstream society and toward its more interesting, often troubled fringes".

Mark died of myelodysplastic syndrome in Manhattan, on May 25, 2015, aged 75.

References

  1. ↑ O'Hagan, Sean (27 May 2015). "Mary Ellen Mark obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Long, Andrew. "Brilliant Careers: Mary Ellen Mark", Salon, March 28, 2000
  3. ↑ Mary Ellen Mark, Photographer Who Documented Difficult Subjects, Dies at 75

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