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Mary Ellen Mark Quotes

The obsessions we have are pretty much the same our whole lives. Mine are people, the human condition, life Picture Quote #1

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 what you’re doing. It really bothers me when photographers first approach a subject without a camera, try to establish a personal relationship, and only then get out their cameras. It’s deceptive. I think you should just show up with a camera, to make your intentions clear. People will either accept you or they won’t Picture Quote #1

Usually my ideas for work have revolved around my interest in people, especially people that live on the edges of society Picture Quote #1

I’m just interested in people on the edges. I feel an affinity for people who haven’t had the best breaks in society. What I want to do more than anything is acknowledge their existence Picture Quote #1

I’m a documentary photographer. That’s what I’ve always wanted to be; that’s where my heart and soul is Picture Quote #1

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 want published and you’re being selective again. You develop a point of view that you want to express. You try to go into a situation with an open mind, but then you form an opinion, and you express it in your photographs Picture Quote #1

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The subject gives you the best idea of how to make a photograph. So I just wait for something to happen Picture Quote #1

I wanted to travel from the beginning. As a kid, I used to dream about airplanes, before I ever flew in one Picture Quote #1

I’m trying to please myself; certainly that’s a big criterion... though in a sense, I don’t take images just for myself. I take images that I think other people will want to see. I don’t take pictures to put in a box and hide them. I want as many people to see them as possible Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

When I started out, it was considered very wrong to change an image. There were scandals if someone inserted a sky into a war picture or something. Now it’s all about that Picture Quote #1

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When you’re working on a film, it’s almost like photographing paintings at a museum. You’re photographing somebody else’s world. I just try and interpret it and make it real, and make it what the actors are about, what the director is about, and what the film is about Picture Quote #1

The difficulty with color is to go beyond the fact that it’s color? to have it be not just a colorful picture but really be a picture about something. It’s difficult. So often color gets caught up in color, and it becomes merly decorative. Some photographers use it brilliantly to make visual statements combining color and content; otherwise it is empty Picture Quote #1

I’m interested in reality, and I’m interested in survival. I’m interested in people who aren’t the lucky ones, who maybe have a tougher time surviving, and telling their story Picture Quote #1

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The obsessions we have are pretty much the same our whole lives. Mine are people, the human condition, life (Mary Ellen Mark Quotes) 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 what you’re doing. It really bothers me when photographers first approach a subject without a camera, try to establish a personal relationship, and only then get out their cameras. It’s deceptive. I think you should just show up with a camera, to make your intentions clear. People will either accept you or they won’t (Mary Ellen Mark Quotes) Usually my ideas for work have revolved around my interest in people, especially people that live on the edges of society (Mary Ellen Mark Quotes) I’m just interested in people on the edges. I feel an affinity for people who haven’t had the best breaks in society. What I want to do more than anything is acknowledge their existence (Mary Ellen Mark Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 want published and you’re being selective again. You develop a point of view that you want to express. You try to go into a situation with an open mind, but then you form an opinion, and you express it in your photographs (Mary Ellen Mark Quotes) The subject gives you the best idea of how to make a photograph. So I just wait for something to happen (Mary Ellen Mark Quotes) 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 Quotes) I’m trying to please myself; certainly that’s a big criterion... though in a sense, I don’t take images just for myself. I take images that I think other people will want to see. I don’t take pictures to put in a box and hide them. I want as many people to see them as possible (Mary Ellen Mark Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) When I started out, it was considered very wrong to change an image. There were scandals if someone inserted a sky into a war picture or something. Now it’s all about that (Mary Ellen Mark Quotes) When you’re working on a film, it’s almost like photographing paintings at a museum. You’re photographing somebody else’s world. I just try and interpret it and make it real, and make it what the actors are about, what the director is about, and what the film is about (Mary Ellen Mark Quotes) The difficulty with color is to go beyond the fact that it’s color? to have it be not just a colorful picture but really be a picture about something. It’s difficult. So often color gets caught up in color, and it becomes merly decorative. Some photographers use it brilliantly to make visual statements combining color and content; otherwise it is empty (Mary Ellen Mark Quotes) I’m interested in reality, and I’m interested in survival. I’m interested in people who aren’t the lucky ones, who maybe have a tougher time surviving, and telling their story (Mary Ellen Mark Quotes)

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