A Quote by Mary Ellen Mark

I love to photograph people in their own environment. It offers clues to what's important in their lives.

Mary Ellen Mark

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Clues Environment Important Lives Love Offers Own People Photograph What's Important

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Mary Ellen Mark
American - Photographer
March 20, 1940 - May 25, 2015

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