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Photographer Souvid Datta admits plagiarizing the work of Mary Ellen Mark

May 4, 2017 by Dunja Djudjic 25 Comments

Imitation can be a form of learning, and using other people’s photos to create something new is perfectly fine. But when one awarded photographer takes the work of the other, photoshops it in their own “documentary” photo, it’s wrong on so many levels.

Award-winning photographer Souvid Datta has been accused of stealing work from another renowned photographer, Mary Ellen Mark. And the evidence is more than evident. He took a woman from Mark’s image and badly photoshopped it in one of his own photos. After the scandal broke, Datta was silent for a while, but finally admitted that he really did clone a woman from Mark’s photo into his own work. What’s more, he admitted that some of his other work contains elements of stitching and cloning as well.

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Mary Ellen Mark: “It’s not what you shoot with, it’s the pictures you make…”

September 9, 2015 by Udi Tirosh 2 Comments

Documentary Photographer Mary Ellen Mark sits down for a chat with supermodel Helena Christensen. Helena, aside from being a super model, is also a talented photographer so the discussion spans being in front and behind of the camera, having a public persona, making decisions as photographers and traveling across the earth.

Sadly, Mary Ellen Mark passed away in May, but her last assignment from New Orleans is still live on CNN.

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In Memoriam: Legendary Photographer Mary Ellen Mark Passes Away At Age 75

May 26, 2015 by Tiffany Mueller Leave a Comment

Mary Ellen Mark, a legend among photographers, sadly passed away on May 25th, 2015 at the age of 75. A representative from her offices has confirmed her passing in an official statement sent to members of the press, which remembers the artist by noting, “Mary Ellen touched so many people throughout the world. We all celebrate her fierce and passionate spirit.”[Read More…]

Legendary Photographers Pose With Their Most Iconic Photographs

February 11, 2015 by Tiffany Mueller 3 Comments

“Don’t undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly impossible,” the book starts. The potent quote by the late Edwin Land seems quite apropos given the nature of the pages that follow it. The project Tim Mantoani documents in his book, Behind Photography, has been nearly a decade in the making. Beginning back in 2006, when Mantoani got his first taste of a Polaroid 20 x 24 Land camera, he had just gone through a painful battle with a rare form of bone cancer and soon after found himself mourning the premature loss of his close friend and mentor, Dean Collins. Though Mantoani was devastated by the loss, he was profoundly moved at the lack of control one has over his own fate.[Read More…]

Supermodel Helena Christensen And Iconic Photographer Mary Ellen Mark Share Their Inspirations

October 15, 2014 by Tiffany Mueller Leave a Comment

Mary Ellen Mark is a photographer who needs no introduction. She has been creating her remarkable portfolio of images since the 1960’s. Outside of her notable street photography work, she has also found herself photographing movie sets and countless publications such as Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone. Helena Christensen, a former Victoria’s Secret Angel and supermodel extraordinaire is also a talented photographer whose work you can find gracing the pages of Elle, Marie Claire, and Nylon magazines.[Read More…]