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21 quotes by Mary Ellen Mark

Mary Ellen Mark (born March 20, 1940) is an American photographer known for her photojournalism, portraiture, and advertising photography. She has had 16 collections of her work published and has been exhibited at galleries and museums worldwide. She has received numerous accolades, including three Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards and three fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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I work in colour sometimes, but I guess the images I most connect to, historically speaking, are in black and white. I see more in black and white -... →

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Photograph the world as it is. Nothing's more interesting than reality.

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I respect newspapers, but the reality is that magazine 'photojournalism' is finished. They want illustrations, Photoshopped pictures of movie... →

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I wanted to travel from the beginning. As a kid, I used to dream about airplanes, before I ever flew in one.

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Reality is always extraordinary.

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Nowadays shots are created in post-production, on computers. It's not really photography.

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There are some people who become best friends with everyone they photograph. There are people that I really like and admire and respect, but in a way... →

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I was fascinated by my own prom pictures.

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The obsessions we have are pretty much the same our whole lives. Mine are people, the human condition, life.

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I really knew when I started photographing I wanted it to be a way of knowing different cultures, not just in other countries but in this country... →

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I'm not against digital photography. It's great for newspapers. And there are photographers doing great work digitally. When they use... →

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I think the prom is very serious also. It's an American ritual, it's a rite of passage, and it's very much a part of this country.

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I'm a documentary photographer. That's what I've always wanted to be; that's where my heart and soul is.

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