Quotes by Mary Ellen Mark

“Nowadays shots are created in post-production, on computers. It's not really photography.”

“I work in colour sometimes, but I guess the images I most connect to, historically speaking, are in black and white. I see more in black and white - I like the abstraction of it.”

“I wanted to travel from the beginning. As a kid, I used to dream about airplanes, before I ever flew in one.”

“I knew from the first moment I picked up a camera, on my first school assignment, what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I was going to find a way to travel the world and tell the stories of ...”

“During prom season, I travel around the country with a 20-by-24 camera - which is logistically complicated - and photograph proms. My husband made a film of it.”

“I'm a street photographer, but I'm interested in any ironic, whimsical images, and there's something very romantic about a circus.”

“Usually my ideas for work have revolved around my interest in people, especially people that live on the edges of society.”

“I've always been interested in photographing traditions and customs - especially in America. The prom is an American tradition, a rite of passage that has always been one of the most important ritu...”