One of my all-time favorite photographers is Irving Penn. I wish I could have watched him work. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes favorite irving penn
Photograph the world as it is. Nothing's more interesting than reality. Mary Ellen Mark interestphotographreality Change image and share on social
I don't like to photograph children as children. I like to see them as adults, as who they really are. I'm always looking for the side of who they might become. Mary Ellen Mark adultchildphotograph Change image and share on social
Usually my ideas for work have revolved around my interest in people, especially people that live on the edges of society. Mary Ellen Mark edgeideainterest Change image and share on social
I am often asked the question: 'What is your favorite type of food?' Although I always answer Japanese, the real response should be and is pierogi, the delectable Polish dumplings that my mother, Big Martha, made so well in many incarnations: potato, sweet cabbage, blueberry, peach, plum, and apricot. Martha Stewart answerapricotask share on social
A novel I read when I was about 17 or 18 - 'The World According to Garp,' by John Irving - really made me want to become a writer. The character of Garp is a novelist, and at the time, the whole lifestyle of being a writer was hugely appealing to me. John Niven appealcharactergarp share on social
After a sound public education, I attended Penn and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. After being drafted into the military and studying Indonesian, I emerged as a writer, not a painter. Allan Gurganus academyartattend Change image and share on social