The fourth instalment in Aperture’s Photography Workshop Series, this book distills the late Mary Ellen Mark’s approach to observing people and capturing the moments that reveal more than the surface of a scene. Through her own words and photographs, Mark walks through gaining a subject’s trust, taking pictures that feel controlled but not forced, and building a frame where every element earns its place. A genuinely useful read for anyone working on portrait or documentary photography, not just a picture book to flip through.
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