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Streetwise er en banebrydende dokumentarisk fotobog af den anerkendte amerikanske fotograf Mary Ellen Mark, først udgivet i 1988. Den giver et råt, hjerteskærende og dybt menneskeligt portræt af hjemløse og løsgængere, der overlever på gaderne i Seattle, Washington.

Projektet begyndte i 1983 som et kommissionsværk for LIFE Magazine med titlen 

Streetwise is a seminal documentary photography book by the acclaimed American photographer Mary Ellen Mark, first published in 1988. It offers a raw, heartbreaking, and deeply human portrait of homeless and runaway teenagers surviving on the streets of Seattle, Washington.

The project began in 1983 as a commission for LIFE magazine titled "Streets of the Lost". Mark partnered with reporter Cheryl McCall to document the hidden underbelly of Seattle—a city otherwise widely considered one of America's safest at the time.The Film Companion: The impact of the photo essay led Mark's husband, filmmaker Martin Bell, to direct an accompanying documentary film also titled Streetwise (1984), which was nominated for an Academy Award. The 1988 book features Mark's iconic images alongside text adapted from the documentary.

The book contains gritty, black-and-white duotone photographs that capture the survival tactics of teenagers who subsisted as pimps, child prostitutes, panhandlers, and small-time drug dealers. Mark did not sensationalize or preach; instead, she built deep trust with the children, capturing their fierce independence, style, and humanity alongside their profound vulnerability.

Unforgettable individuals highlighted in the book include:Tiny (Erin Blackwell): A 13-year-old prostitute who wore a black veil and dreamed of furs, diamonds, and owning a horse farm. She became Mark's lifelong muse. Rat and Mike: 16-year-olds who skated through condemned buildings and ate out of dumpsters. Dewayne Pomeroy: A fragile 16-year-old boy who tragically hanged himself in a juvenile facility.

Streetwise is considered a masterpiece of humanistic photojournalism. It put a human face on the systemic failures, rising homelessness, and shrinking social safety nets of the 1980s Reagan era.Decades later, Mark finalized a follow-up book published just after her death in 2015 titled Tiny: Streetwise Revisited. It incorporates the original 1980s imagery but expands over a 30-year period, tracking Tiny's life through adulthood, addiction, and her journey raising 10 children.

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Mary Ellen Mark - Streetwise - 1988

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Streetwise af Mary Ellen Mark er en førsteudgave softback illustreret fotografibog på engelsk, udgivet af Aperture i 1988 og med 80 sider.

Mary Ellen Mark - Streetwise - 1988

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Streetwise af Mary Ellen Mark er en førsteudgave softback illustreret fotografibog på engelsk, udgivet af Aperture i 1988 og med 80 sider.

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