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Mary Ellen Mark

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Born March 20, 1940 · Philadelphia

Died May 25, 2015

Biography

Mary Ellen Mark was an American photographer known for her photojournalism, documentary photography, portraiture, and advertising photography. She photographed people who were "away from mainstream society and toward its more interesting, often troubled fringes".

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Awards & recognition

  • Lucie Award · 2003
  • Guggenheim Fellowship · 1994
  • George Polk Award · 1988
  • Dr. Erich Salomon Prize
  • Fulbright Scholarship
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  • National Endowment — the Arts Fellowship

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