Mark Cohen (photographer)

Mark Cohen
Born1943 (age 80–81)
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationPhotographer

Mark Cohen (born August 24, 1943) is an American photographer best known for his innovative close-up street photography.[1][2]

Cohen's major books of photography are Grim Street (2005), True Color (2007), and Mexico (2016). His work was first exhibited in a group exhibition at George Eastman House in 1969 and he had his first solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in 1973.[3] He was awarded Guggenheim Fellowships in 1971 and 1976.[4] and received a National Endowment for the Arts grant in 1975.[5]

  1. ^ Estrin, James (December 7, 2012). "Bright Flash, Small City". The New York Times. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  2. ^ Campbell, Max (May 12, 2016). "Mark Cohen's Close-Up Street Photography". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved April 19, 2019 – via www.newyorker.com.
  3. ^ "Jumprope". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  4. ^ [1], John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  5. ^ NEA 1975 Annual report Archived December 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (PDF), page 97.