Upcoming Workshops: Mary Ellen Mark

Puerto Rican Day Parade Weekend Workshop
New York
June 12-13, 2010

Two-weeks in India
November 6-20, 2010

Find more information at www.maryellenmark.com.

Workshops with Mary Ellen Mark: Spain, India

New Workshops with Mary Ellen Mark in 2010

Holy Week in Seville, Spain
(March 27-April 6, 2010)

Two-weeks in India
(November 6-20, 2010)

Find out more at: www.maryellenmark.com

Mary Ellen Mark Telegraph Interview

Head over to www.telegraph.co.uk for an interview with pioneer Mary Ellen Mark.

Annual Oaxaca Workshop with Mary Ellen Mark

Mary Ellen Mark
Oaxaca 10-day workshop
Oaxaca, Mexico
February 14-24, 2010
Find out more at: www.maryellenmark.com

If You Are in Durham, NC

Mary Ellen Mark
Extraordinary Child
organized by The National Museum of Iceland
Duke University Center for Documentary Studies
Durham, North Carolina
- through January 27, 2010

Mary Ellen Mark: Seen Behind the Scene

courtesy WNYC Radio

New Perspective

Read about photographer Kerina Puttnam's recent journey to a new perspective, by clicking here.

Tonight: An Evening with Mary Ellen Mark in Woodstock

(from The Center for Photography at Woodstock)


Mary Ellen Mark Lecture
The Center for Photography at Woodstock
Saturday August 1, 2009 7 PM
Address 59 Tinker Street, Woodstock NY 12498
Telephone 845-679-9957 fax 845-679-6337
Email info@cpw.org


Mary Ellen Mark is one of the most respected and loved documentary photographers in the world. Her photographs of world cultures, subcultures, and personalities are landmarks in the field. Mark has achieved worldwide visibility through her numerous photo-essays and portraits in such magazines as The New Yorker, New York Times Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Stern, Details, Allure, Rolling Stone, Vogue, US, Life, and the London Sunday Times Magazine. For almost three decades she has traveled extensively to make pictures that reflect a high degree of humanism. Mark, a socially committed photographer, who continues to make images of passion and integrity, has been the recipient of the Cornell Capa Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, ICP’s Infinity Award for Journalism, and three fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts. Mark has published fourteen books including the most recent Seen Behind the Scene: Forty Years of Photographing on Set, (Phaidon, November 2008), Falkland Road, Mother Teresa’s Mission of Charity in Calcutta, A Cry for Help, Indian Circus, Mary Ellen Mark: 25 Years, American Odyssey, and Twins. Marianne Boesky Gallery in NYC represents her work. Her website is www.maryellenmark.com

The Light Factory --Charlotte, NC

- through June 28th, 2009

The Knight Gallery
The Light Factory
Charlotte, NC

Artists:

John Cohen
Ralph Gibson
William Klein
Stanley Kubrick
Mary Ellen Mark
Sarah Martin
Emily Hanako Momohara
Sarah Moon

April 9th – June 28th, 2009

The Knight Gallery
The Light Factory
Charlotte, NC

This exciting exhibition brings together a group of photographers who have experimented with moving pictures at some point during their careers. The Light Factory (founded by photographers in 1972) added film to its mission in 2001. The Photographer as Filmmaker highlights the close relationship between both mediums.

Tomorrow: Mary Ellen Mark lecture at ACP

If you are in the Austin area, don't miss the opportunity to hear Mary Ellen Mark speak at the new Austin Center for Photography tomorrow.

from Austin Center for Photography

Thursday, March 12, 7pm – An Evening with Mary Ellen Mark
This is the kick-off for the 2009 Icons of Photography lecture series which is the cornerstone of ACP entry into the Austin arts scene. ACP is proud to bring Mary Ellen Mark to Austin for this exciting event.

From Mary Ellen's web site: "Mary Ellen Mark has achieved worldwide visibility through her numerous books, exhibitions and editorial magazine work. She is a contributing photographer to The New Yorker and has published photo-essays and portraits in such publications as LIFE, New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, and Vanity Fair.

Date: Thursday, March 12th,
Time: 7pm
Where: Blanton Museum Auditorium | University of Texas | Austin, Texas
Cost: Members Free | $10 General Admission | $5 Students | Tickets at the door

Jennette Williams

The Center for Documentrary Studies at Duke awarded Jennette Williams the CDS/Honickman First Book Prize. Icon Mary Ellen Mark judged the competition.
Find out more at: www.cds.aas.duke.edu and www.pdnonline.com.
And make sure to check out Jennette Williams' photographs from "The Bathers", by clicking here.

Mary Ellen Mark @ Staley-Wise & Fahey/Klein Galleries

(via Exposures)

World renowned photographer Mary Ellen Mark’s exhibition titled Seen Behind the Scene is currently on display at both the Staley-Wise Gallery in New York and Fahey/Klein Gallery in Los Angeles. This show features candid photographs of many top actors, actresses and directors. In awe of the work that so often goes unseen, Mary Ellen Mark strives to document the hard work and dedication she witnesses both on and off set. Her images transcend her approach from those of mundane paparazzi shots to complex provocative works that truly shed light on her subjects.

Mary Ellen Mark’s extensive career as a photographer includes over 15 publications including Mary Ellen Mark: Twins, published by Aperture in 2003. Additionally, she has contributed works to magazines such as Vanity Fair, New York Times Magazine, Life and Rolling Stone. A recipient of five honorary doctorates, Mark has also won numerous awards, including the acclaimed Cornell Capa Award from the International Center of Photography.

Don’t miss your chance to see this world-class exhibit from an artist American Photo readers named as the most influential woman photographer of all time.

Mary Ellen Mark: Seen Behind the Scene

December 4-January 17, 2009
Fahey/Klein Gallery
148 North La Brea, Los Angeles
323-934-2250

January 8-February 14, 2009
Staley-Wise Gallery
560 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York
212-966-6223

Artists for ACRIA

via 20x200:

Zoe Strauss, Dana Hoey, Holly Andres, Jill Greenberg, Lisa Kereszi, Mary Ellen Mark, Tina Barney and a whole bunch of other fabulous artists have donated limited edition prints for important AIDS research and treatment education programs. This benefits the AIDS Community Research Initiative of America (ACRIA), a collaborative and independent not-for-profit organization, studies new treatments for HIV/AIDS and related diseases, and conducts a comprehensive HIV health literacy program.

Check out the great selection of prints for a great cause right here.

Mary Ellen Mark Lecture in Philadelphia

(via Marketing Photos with Mary Virginia Swanson)

Lecture by Mary Ellen Mark: "Seen Behind the Scenes"
November 10, 2009 @ 7:30 p.m.
Free Library of Philadelphia- Parkway Central Library
1901 Vine Street
Philadelphia, PA

Still on View: Mary Ellen Mark: The Prom Series

(via Shoot the Blog)
Mary Ellen Mark: The Prom Series
The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
Ithaca, New York
Through October 26, 2008

Pioneers

Watch some of photography's great women in conversation with Charlie Rose:

Sally Mann:



Mary Ellen Mark:



Annie Leibovitz:



Nan Goldin:



And carrying the torch, Taryn Simon: