Heather and Kelsey Dietrick, 7 years old, Kelsey older by 66 minutes, 2002
From the series “Twins” © Mary Ellen Mark

Visit Aperture at booth #D13 this weekend at the 18th annual Los Angeles photography art fair for the latest selection of fine photography books, new limited-edition prints (including the first look at Mary Ellen Mark’s limited-edition MasterPrint™ from her famed Twins series, printed in conjunction with IC Lab), and a sneak peak of the Spring issue of Aperture magazine.

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Barker Hangar
3021 Airport Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90405

BENEFIT RECEPTION
To benefit the Photography Department of the
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Thursday, January 8th, 6-9 pm

PUBLIC FAIR HOURS
Friday, January 9th, 12pm – 8pm
Saturday, January 10th, 12pm – 8pm
Sunday, January 11th, 12pm – 6pm

Mary Pelletier on November 16, 2008 8:11 PM

Aperture, The Strand Bookstore and Pratt Institute Center for Continuing and Professional Studies (CCPS),will celebrate the launch of The Eye on the Strand photo contest. Amateur and professional photographers alike from all over the world are invited to submit their photo representations of the Strand Bookstore for a chance to win an afternoon with internationally-renowned photographer Mary Ellen Mark, a collection of fifty photobooks published by Aperture, and more. A group exhibition will take place at Pratt CCPS Gallery in the summer of 2009 to include all of the winning images.

Aperture artists scheduled to attend, sign their books, and mingle with fans include Michal Chelbin, Donna Ferrato, Paul Fusco, Walter Martin and Paloma Muñoz, Stephen Shames, and Hank Willis Thomas, among others.

The Eye on the Strand photo contest will run from November 6, 2008, through February 27, 2009.

Launch Party:
Wednesday, November 19, 7:00 p.m.

Strand Book Store
828 Broadway (at 12th Street)
2nd floor/Art Department
(212) 473-1452

FREE

If you can get to Charlottsville, Virginia, this weekend, visit the Look3 Festival of the Photograph, going on now. The featured photographers are Mary Ellen Mark, Joel-Peter Witkin, and James Nachtwey. Now in its second year, Look3 transforms Charlottsville’s historic downtown into a living image with outdoor screenings, exhibitions, conversations, and special events. Created by artists, their mission is to celebrate the careers of legendary photographers, emerging talent, and to feature the best work from the past year. While you’re there, look for Aperture magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Melissa Harris.

Read a profile of Mary Ellen Mark, one of the most influential women photographers of all time, and her ongoing Prom series in The Washington Post here. Mark uses a 20 x 24 Polaroid camera for this project.

The work and accompanying article by Francine Prose first appeared in Aperture magazine, issue 187.

Aperture Exclusive: Mark’s fourteenth publication, the bestselling Twins, with accompanying DVD by documentary filmmaker Martin Bell is available here as a set.