Photograph the world as it is. Nothing's more interesting than reality. — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
It’s not when you press the shutter, but why you press the shutter. — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
Nowadays shots are created in post-production, on computers. It's not really photography. — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
I just think it's important to be direct and honest with people about why you're photographing them and what you're doing. After… — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
During prom season, I travel around the country with a 20-by-24 camera - which is logistically complicated - and photograph proms. My… — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
If you are interested in photography because you love it and are obsessed with it, you must be self-motivated, a perfectionist, and… — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
Every photograph is the photographer's opinion about something. It's how they feel about something: what they think is horrible, tragic, funny. — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
The subject gives you the best idea of how to make a photograph. So I just wait for something to happen. — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
I'm a documentary photographer. That's what I've always wanted to be; that's where my heart and soul is. — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
When I started out, it was considered very wrong to change an image. There were scandals if someone inserted a sky into… — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
If I hadn't become a photographer, I would have loved to become a doctor. I would have loved to have done something… — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
I don't see how a woman in documentary photography could have children. I think it's a very difficult thing to do to… — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
I don't like gimmicky pictures; I've always hated them. I like pictures that are very clear and clean, whether you're a great… — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
It's good that everyone has an opportunity to take pictures, the chance to be a photographer. Some are good, too. But the… — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
I knew from the first moment I picked up a camera, on my first school assignment, what I wanted to do for… — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
I remember the first time I went out on the street to shoot pictures. I was in downtown Philadelphia, and I just… — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
I'm staying with film, and with silver prints, and no Photoshop. That's the way I learned photography: You make your picture in… — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
There are some people who become best friends with everyone they photograph. There are people that I really like and admire and… — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
I always think, 'What does this picture mean? What's the best place to put my camera? Do I have anything extra in… — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
I think you reveal yourself by what you choose to photograph, but I prefer photographs that tell more about the subject. There's… — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
It's just a matter of who you are and how you talk to people. Your subjects will trust you only if you're… — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
I want my photographs not only to be real but to portray the essence of my subjects also. In order to do… — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
That's the way I learned photography: You make your picture in the camera. Now, so much is made in the computer. ...… — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
I love to photograph people in their own environment. It offers clues to what's important in their lives. — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
One of my all-time favorite photographers is Irving Penn. I wish I could have watched him work. — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
I'm a street photographer, but I'm interested in any ironic, whimsical images, and there's something very romantic about a circus. — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
A great photograph needs no explanation; it functions by suggestion. There is no need to be explicit. — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
I don't like to photograph children as children. I like to see them as adults, as who they really are. I'm always… — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
Looking at my own prom photograph reminds me of how significant that moment was - and how fleeting life is. — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
I think you have to have a real point of view that's your own. You have to tell it your way. And,… — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
I'm not against digital photography. It's great for newspapers. And there are photographers doing great work digitally. When they use Photoshop as… — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
I saw that my camera gave me a sense of connection with others that I never had before. It allowed me to… — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
I realized all of the possibilities that could exist for me with my camera: all of the images that I could capture,… — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
I would die if I had to be confined. I don't want to feel that I'm missing out on experiencing as much… — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
What I'm trying to do is make photographs that are universally understood... that cross cultural lines. I want my photographs to be… — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
No, I don't think you're ever an objective observer. By making a frame you're being selective, then you edit the pictures you… — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
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… — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
I'm a documentary photographer. That's what I've always wanted to be; that's where my heart and soul is. — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
A great photograph needs no explanation; it functions by suggestion. There is no need to be explicit. — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
Usually my ideas for work have revolved around my interest in people, especially people that live on the edges of society. — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
One of my all-time favorite photographers is Irving Penn. I wish I could have watched him work. — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
Nowadays shots are created in post-production, on computers. It's not really photography. — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
To touch on people's lives [ in a way they ] haven't been touched on before, it´s fascianting. You know, it's one thing if… — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
What you look for in a picture is a metaphor, something that means something more, that makes you think about things you've seen or… — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
It's just a matter of who you are and how you talk to people. Your subjects will trust you only if you're confident about… — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
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… — Mary Ellen Mark Copy Share Image
![“I think you reveal yourself by what you choose to photograph, but I prefer photographs that tell more about the subject. There's nothing much interesting to tell about me; what's interesting is the person I'm photographing, and that's what I try to show. [...] I think each photographer has a point…” quote by Mary Ellen Mark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1e6/mary-ellen-mark-8293_interesting_i-think-you-reveal-yourself-by-what-you_1119245.jpg)
![“I think you have to have a real point of view that's your own. You have to tell it your way. And, I think that it's a mistake to shoot for a specific magazine's point of view because it's never going to be as good. You have to shoot for yourself and photograph [ the way] you believe it..” quote by Mary Ellen Mark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b7f/mary-ellen-mark-8293_believe_i-think-you-have-to-have-a-real-point-of_1177227.jpg)
![“To touch on people's lives [ in a way they ] haven't been touched on before, it´s fascianting. You know, it's one thing if [ a celebrity ] has an incredible character and you're really going to be able to delve into their personality – that's great. But you can never get real purity if people have…” quote by Mary Ellen Mark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/968/mary-ellen-mark-8293_able_to-touch-on-people-s-lives-in-a-way-they_232377.jpg)
