She was equally deft at capturing the spirit of those on the fringes of the society as she was in getting those at the center of the red carpet. My favorite among her celeb shots is the one she made of John Belushi on the set of The Blues Brothers
Mary Ellen Mark was the kind of photographer who pushed the limits. Her photographs were at times shocking, emotional, and hard to look at but above all else, they were intimate. The iconic photographer couldn't help but get emotionally involved in the
Documentary photographer Mary Ellen Mark, called "a snake charmer of the soul" for her gift of capturing searing images of human vulnerability, has died at age 75.
She was equally deft at capturing the spirit of those on the fringes of the society as she was in getting those at the center of the red carpet. My favorite among her celeb shots is the one she made of John Belushi on the set of The Blues Brothers
The documentary photographer who is best known for her haunting portraits of people who live on the edge of society died in New York this weekend. She was 75. Mary Ellen Mark. 1973. Photo by Ralph Gibson. More on her