Mary Ellen Mark: Seeing the World

(L3-4)

Workshop
*The workshop is full - Please call to be placed on the waiting list*
Saturday, August 14th & Sunday, August 15th 10am-6pm
$565 (includes lecture)

Lecture:
*Lecture is sold out*
Friday, August 13th 7-9pm $15
Location: Mercy Corps Headquarters: 45 SW Ankeny, Portland, Oregon
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Secure your lecture seats by calling 503 963 1935

This workshop is a special opportunity to work with renowned documentary photographer Mary Ellen Mark. The weekend will include in-depth reviews of student work and open discussions about photography and the creative process. Throughout, Mary Ellen will candidly discuss the importance of creating emotionally powerful work that truly expresses the photographer's intent and vision.

Mary Ellen will also discuss her own work and process, as she guides students to develop a clear personal perspective in their own work. On Sunday afternoon, class will break for a shooting session at a local street festival, where students will have a chance to put lessons into practice individually. Following the workshop, students will send contact sheets from the festival shoot to Mary Ellen in New York for feedback and review.

Students should bring cameras and 20 - 30 prints for review. Register for this workshop by July 14th.

About
Mary Ellen Mark has achieved worldwide visibility through her numerous books, exhibitions and editorial work. She has published photo-essays and portraits in such publications as LIFE, New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, and Vanity Fair. For over four decades, she has traveled extensively to make pictures that reflect a high degree of humanism. Today, she is recognized as one of our most respected and influential photographers. Her images of our world's diverse cultures have become landmarks in the field of documentary photography. Her portrayals of Mother Teresa, Indian circuses, and brothels in Bombay were the product of many years of work in India. A photo essay on runaway children in Seattle became the basis of the Academy Award nominated film Streetwise, directed by her husband, Martin Bell.

Her recent book and exhibition, Extraordinary Child, were commissioned by The National Museum of Iceland. The work features photographs of children at schools for the disabled in Reykjavik. Mark was presented with the Cornell Capa Award by the International Center of Photography in 2001. She has also received the Infinity Award for Journalism, a Hasselblad Foundation grant, an Annenberg grant, and a Guggenheim Fellowship as well as many other notable awards. She has published sixteen books and exhibits worldwide.

Register for Summer Session workshops at least one month prior to workshop start dates. Withdrawls or refunds must have at least 30 days' notice. There are no exceptions. If a class is cancelled, Newspace will refund only the class fee, not travel or hotel expenses. Newspace is not responsible for and will not refund any non-tuition expenses for any reason.

To register you can call 503-963-1935