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// Mary Ellen Mark, “Hippopotamus and Performer, Great Rayman Circus, Madras, India” (1989) Mary Ellen Mark had the rare ability to observe without judgement. At least that’s what I infer from looking at her photographs. I find that I do not pass judgement on the subjects depicted in her work, nor their actions and beliefs. I think this effect is achieved, or maybe transferred, because Mark didn’t view her subjects as one-dimensional but rather as containing multitudes. What are we to make of the “Hippopotamus and Performer”? Contemporary objections - and certainly valid concerns regarding animal rights or labor conditions - can be raised. When I look at this picture, however, I see a scene that is captivating and funny. I marvel at teeth, then tassels. I wonder if the hippo is wearing a tutu and if so, what a remarkable decision to omit it from the frame. Beautiful Bizarre Guest Curator: @brianmashburn ... posted on Instagram - https://instagr.am/p/CLDLrCYAT_S/

Sue Gallo Baugher and Faye Gallo at the #Twins Festival. Twinsburg, Ohio, 1998. Photo by #MaryEllenMark @maryellenmarkfoundation #fotografia #photography #blackandwhite #biancoenero #twinsfestival #gemelle #gemelli #curiosità #curiosities #cultureisfreedom #artisfreedom #curiositykilledtheblogger #artblogging #photooftheday #artaddict #artistsoninstagram #artwork #instacool #instaart #followart #contemporaryart #artecontemporanea #artmuseum #artcurator #artwatchers #artcollectors #artdealer #arthistory https://www.instagram.com/p/CUaiCC8IdxX/?utm_medium=tumblr

Marlon Brando et la photographe Mary Ellen Mark sur le tournage du film "Apocalypse Now", réalisé par Francis Ford Coppola, sorti en 1979

“Candy cigarette”, Sally Mann || “9 years old smoking girl”, Mary Ellen Mark #sallymann #maryellenmark #blackandwhitephoto #cigarette #smokinggirl #inspiration #insidethemood https://www.instagram.com/p/BrgUxObA8lI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1718koksghs5z

Happy Easter. Photos by the late great #maryellenmark 🖤

“Whatever comes - she said - cannot alter one thing. If I am a princess in rags and tatters, I can be a princess inside. It would be easy to be a princess if I were dressed in cloth of gold, but it is a great deal more of a triumph to be one all the time when no one knows it.” (words: Frances Hodgson Burnett; photo: Mary Ellen Mark) (soundtrack: https://youtu.be/kwLlvcDi4PQ)

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