I think you reveal yourself by what you choose to photograph, but I prefer photographs that tell more about the subject. There's nothing much interesting to tell about me; what's interesting is the person I'm photographing, and that's what I try to show. [...] I think each photographer has a point of view and a way of looking at the world... that has to do with your subject matter and how you choose to present it. What's interesting is letting people tell you about themselves in the picture.
Finding the right subject is the hardest part. - Mary Ellen Mark
Finding the right subject is the hardest part.
- Mary Ellen Mark
Reality is always extraordinary. - Mary Ellen Mark
Reality is always extraordinary.
I’m just interested in people on the edges. I feel an affinity for people who haven’t had the best breaks in society. What I want to do more than any… - Mary Ellen Mark
I’m just interested in people on the edges. I feel an affinity for people who haven’t had the best breaks in society. What I want to do more than any…
I'm interested in reality, and I'm interested in survival. I'm interested in people who aren't the lucky ones, who maybe have a tougher time survivin… - Mary Ellen Mark
I'm interested in reality, and I'm interested in survival. I'm interested in people who aren't the lucky ones, who maybe have a tougher time survivin…
A great photograph needs no explanation; it functions by suggestion. There is no need to be explicit. - Mary Ellen Mark
A great photograph needs no explanation; it functions by suggestion. There is no need to be explicit.
I don't think you can develop or learn a way of seeing or a point of view. A way of seeing is who you are, how you think and how you create images. I… - Mary Ellen Mark
I don't think you can develop or learn a way of seeing or a point of view. A way of seeing is who you are, how you think and how you create images. I…
It’s not when you press the shutter, but why you press the shutter. - Mary Ellen Mark
It’s not when you press the shutter, but why you press the shutter.
In a portrait, you always leave part of yourself behind. - Mary Ellen Mark
In a portrait, you always leave part of yourself behind.
If you are interested in photography because you love it and are obsessed with it, you must be self-motivated, a perfectionist, and relentless. - Mary Ellen Mark
If you are interested in photography because you love it and are obsessed with it, you must be self-motivated, a perfectionist, and relentless.
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