On the Portrait and the Moment

by Mary Ellen Mark

Completed

Reviewed

Started on: November 22nd, 2025

Completed on: November 24th, 2025

Great book, I enjoyed getting to know Mary work and way of seeing photography.

I highly appreciated the last part where she wrote small reviews of her students work. Her constructive and kind feedback inspired me to look at others work (and mine too) with kinder eyes while still maintain a critical view.

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From the bookshelf

Mi prendo il mondo ovunque sia. Una vita da fotografa tra impegno civile e bellezza

The Street Photographer's Manual

The Nature Of Photographs: a primer

Elogio dell’ignoranza e dell’errore

Camera Lucida

On dreams, symbols, and imagination

Stai zitta

On Photography

On the Portrait and the Moment

On Landscape and Meaning

On Photographing People and Communities

Alzarsi all'alba

On Landscapes, Interiors, and the Nude

Lessons in photography

Lo specchio vuoto

A occhi aperti

La potenza dello sguardo - Sulla fotografia di Luigi Ghirri

Anima nomade

The Knight in Rusty Armor

Regarding the Pain of Others

Joel Meyerowitz: A Question of Color

Stay true

Non-Places: An introduction to Supermodernity

Il tempo del bosco

Dimmi di te

Mindful Travelling: Journeying the world, discovering yourself

Think Like a Street Photographer: How to Think Like a Street Photographer

Prima persona singolare

Balleremo la musica che suonano

Larry Fink on Composition and Improvisation: The Photography Workshop Series

Radical Intimacy

Le coordinate della felicità

On Street Photography and the Poetic Image

Ways of Seeing

Creating Visual Narratives Through Photography: A Fresh Approach to Making a Living as a Photographer

Quando inizia la felicità. Di domande, nascite e rinascite

Find Your Frame: A Street Photography Masterclass

Una sera tra amici a Jinbōchō

Kissa by Kissa: How to Walk Japan

Il tempo di tornare a casa

Tutto è qui per te

Profondo come il mare, leggero come il cielo: Un viaggio dentro se stessi per trovare la serenità

Le regole dello Shangai

All About Love: New Visions

For the Love of Men: A New Vision for Mindful Masculinity

The Art of War

Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love

Le otto montagne

Kitchen

Colle der fomento. Solo amore

Nel mare ci sono i coccodrilli

Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression - and the Unexpected Solutions

Org Design for Design Orgs: Building and Managing In-House Design Teams

The Ethical Slut: A Guide to Infinite Sexual Possibilities

The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You

Una vita nuova

Non Violent Communication A Language of Life

Basta un caffè per essere felici

C'era una volta adesso

The Wisdom of the Enneagram: The Complete Guide to Psychological and Spiritual Growth for the Nine Personality Types

The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love

Happy Sexy Millionaire: Unexpected Truths about Fulfillment, Love, and Success

Steve Jobs non abita più qui

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

The Seasons of Life

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

The Art of Loving

L'invenzione di noi due

Il colibrì

Finché il caffè è caldo

How to Travel

Essays in Love

Tutto sarà perfetto

Rich Dad, Poor Dad