"In 1988, Mary Ellen Mark published a poignant document of a fiercely independent group of homeless and troubled youth living in Seattle as pimps, prostitutes, panhandlers and small-time drug dealers.

Mary Ellen Mark, who passed away in May, was renowned as a documentary photographer for her striking images, which conveyed drama and intimacy. Beginning in 1983 — into the final years of her life — ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

In the Venn diagram of the spot where photojournalism intersects with art, you’ll find documentary photographer Mary Ellen Mark, whose final long-term project is the subject of a world premiere show ...

Erin “Tiny” Blackwell was a 13-year-old prostitute in 1983 when photographer Mary Ellen Mark met her in the parking lot of a Seattle discotheque. Mark continued to photograph Tiny periodically over ...

“I want to be really rich and live on a farm with a bunch of horses — which is my main best animal — and have three yachts or more and diamonds and jewels and all that stuff.” — Erin Blackwell, known ...

SEATTLE -- A photo exhibit at Seattle Public Library profiles a homeless teen who spent over 30 years living on the streets of Downtown Seattle. The exhibit, "Streetwise Revisited", inspired an ...

"Streetwise Revisited: A 30-year Journey" exhibition, Seattle Public Library, 2016 Source: Josephine Ensign "I want people to think of me as being this thirteen-year-old little girl that raised myself ...