| I photographed Mark in his home in
North Minneapolis where he was caring for his elderly mother. I photographed
him in his bedroom with his very old cat. Mark opened a photography gallery
on the West Bank area of Minneapolis back in 1968. He displayed artists
such as Ansel Adams and Eduard Weston in his gallery, which was converted
from part of the house he lived in. Mark spent his early years traveling
and photographing people he often saw from his car window, and was inspired
by the work of Robert Frank and the book "The Americans." He kept
a first edition copy of that book under the seat of his car. In the picture
you can see his favorite CD by Hank Williams, an early picture of his mother,
a part of his favorite image framed, a half empty jar of water, and his
Lieca camera. |
