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# Mary Ellen Mark on the Portrait and the Moment: The Photography Workshop Series

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desertcart.com: Mary Ellen Mark on the Portrait and the Moment: The Photography Workshop Series: 9781597113168: Mark, Mary Ellen, Mark, Mary Ellen: Books

Review: A Workshop with Mary Ellen Mark - With Mary Ellen Mark's passing on May 25, 2015, America has lost one it its great chroniclers of our time. This book, one in the Photography Workshop series, was just released on July 28, but went to press before she passed away. It's a beautiful book. Ms.Mark shows us some of her most famous images and explains the processes that went into making them. For those of us who never took her workshops, this is the closest we can get to it. There is a beautiful testament to her in the introduction by one of her students. They're here, Mary Ellen's street photos, her magazine assignment photos, her personal projects, film set stills, circus photos. Ms. Mark closes the book with a gallery of photos by her students, and comments on why she chose those photos for her book. I met Mary Ellen in the 70's on the set of a Lina Wertmuller film in San Francisco. She was taking photos and so was I. She opened the conversation. This book reads like a conversation with Mary Ellen Mark.
Review: In a very matter-of-fact tone of voice, Mary Ellen ... - In a very matter-of-fact tone of voice, Mary Ellen Mark offers advice and tips to those that listen. Illustrated with a choice selection of her own work and some images by other photographers, she touches on everything that is essential to documentary work and portraiture. This is not a technical instruction manual but an inspiration.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,154,379 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #203 in Photography Criticism & Essays (Books) #825 in Photography Reference (Books) #991 in Portrait Photography |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (145) |
| Dimensions  | 7.5 x 0.5 x 9.9 inches |
| Edition  | Illustrated |
| ISBN-10  | 1597113166 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1597113168 |
| Item Weight  | 2.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 128 pages |
| Publication date  | July 28, 2015 |
| Publisher  | Aperture |

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Workshop with Mary Ellen Mark
*by D***B on July 30, 2015*

With Mary Ellen Mark's passing on May 25, 2015, America has lost one it its great chroniclers of our time. This book, one in the Photography Workshop series, was just released on July 28, but went to press before she passed away. It's a beautiful book. Ms.Mark shows us some of her most famous images and explains the processes that went into making them. For those of us who never took her workshops, this is the closest we can get to it. There is a beautiful testament to her in the introduction by one of her students. They're here, Mary Ellen's street photos, her magazine assignment photos, her personal projects, film set stills, circus photos. Ms. Mark closes the book with a gallery of photos by her students, and comments on why she chose those photos for her book. I met Mary Ellen in the 70's on the set of a Lina Wertmuller film in San Francisco. She was taking photos and so was I. She opened the conversation. This book reads like a conversation with Mary Ellen Mark.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ In a very matter-of-fact tone of voice, Mary Ellen ...
*by F***X on July 26, 2017*

In a very matter-of-fact tone of voice, Mary Ellen Mark offers advice and tips to those that listen. Illustrated with a choice selection of her own work and some images by other photographers, she touches on everything that is essential to documentary work and portraiture. This is not a technical instruction manual but an inspiration.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I love this book
*by A***N on July 4, 2019*

I'm ashamed but I knew nothing about Marry Ellen Mark before purchasing this book. The book is great, and I love every photo, and her advices are more than useful. And finnaly, I was suprised to learn about Polaroid 20*24. What a monster!

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