I'm staying with film, and with silver prints, and no Photoshop. That's the way I learned photography: You make your picture in the camera. Now, so much is made in the computer... I'm not anti-digital; I just think, for me, film works better. Mary Ellen Mark anticameracomputer share on social
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. Mary Ellen Mark americancountrypart Change image and share on social
I'm just interested in people on the edges. I feel an affinity for people who haven't had the best breaks in society. I'm always on their side. I find them more human, maybe. What I want to do more than anything is acknowledge their existence. Mary Ellen Mark acknowledgeaffinitybreak share on social
If I hadn't become a photographer, I would have loved to become a doctor. I would have loved to have done something that actually helped people and changed their lives. Mary Ellen Mark changedoctorhelp Change image and share on social
I'm most interested in finding the strangeness and irony in reality. That's my forte. Mary Ellen Mark findforteinterest Change image and share on social
I always think, 'What does this picture mean? What's the best place to put my camera? Do I have anything extra in the picture, things in the background that will distract? Am I in the basic position that will give the essential things for this picture but not too much?' Mary Ellen Mark backgroundbasiccamera share on social
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 I think it's better to keep a distance. I think you get better pictures of people that you don't know very well. Mary Ellen Mark admiredistancefriend share on social
One of my all-time favorite photographers is Irving Penn. I wish I could have watched him work. Mary Ellen Mark favoriteirvingpenn Change image and share on social
I could spend my whole life photographing circuses. They combine everything I'm interested in - they're ironic, poetic, and corny at the same time. There's also something about a circus that's magical, sentimental, and almost tragic, like a Fellini film. Mary Ellen Mark circuscircusecombine share on social
I wanted to travel from the beginning. As a kid, I used to dream about airplanes, before I ever flew in one. Mary Ellen Mark airplanebegindream Change image and share on social
