Mark Abramson
New York, NY, USA
Mark Abramson (b. 1988) is a Russian-American freelance photographer and filmmaker based in New York City.
I am drawn to telling stories that allow me to pass through a window and enter into subjects’ lives and document their existence and experiences. Much of my desire to cover issues concerning immigration and other social issues come from the fabric of my family history and its migration from the former Soviet Union and how that has enabled me to work with my camera. My interest in exploring reporting led me study print journalism at the George Washington University, which then led me to receive more formal training as a photographer and video journalist at the Washington Post and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
I am an English, Russian, Spanish, and Hebrew speaker and a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal. My published work and other clients also include:
The Washington Post, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Education Week , Getty Images, GOOD Magazine, Newsweek, Arena Magazine, International Herald Tribune, National Geographic (Food), El Nuevo Día.
2016 - Instagram Suggested/Featured User, 2015 - PHOTOVILLE Emergi Cube : Neither Here Nor There, 2014 - XVIII Oso Bay Biennial, 2014 - Look Between 2014, 2012 - NPPA Honorable Mention for Multimedia, 2011 - Eddie Adams Workshop partcipant, 2011 - EAW: Wall Street Journal internship
- Advertising
- Architecture
- Audio capture
- Breaking news
- Corporate
- Events
- Interview
- Portrait
- Video capture
- Video editing
- English
- Spanish
- Hebrew
- Russian
Boys Just Wanna Have Fun
Mark Abramson
As part of a larger personal project and exploration on Judaism and Hasidism in New York City, This mini series documents the Jewish festival Purim.
The festival of Purim celebrates the Jewish community’s survival over an ancient Persian extermination plot. Told through the Book of Esther, or the Megillah in Hebrew, the story involves a young woman named Esther who becomes a Persian king’s wife to thwart a plan against the Jewish people. Hailed as a hero of the community, Esther and her story are celebrated each year.
Boys Just Wanna Have Fun
Mark Abramson
As part of a larger personal project and exploration on Judaism and Hasidism in New York City, This mini series documents the Jewish festival Purim.
The festival of Purim celebrates the Jewish community’s survival over an ancient Persian extermination plot. Told through the Book of Esther, or the Megillah in Hebrew, the story involves a young woman named Esther who becomes a Persian king’s wife to thwart a plan against the Jewish people. Hailed as a hero of the community, Esther and her story are celebrated each year.
Boys Just Wanna Have Fun
Mark Abramson
As part of a larger personal project and exploration on Judaism and Hasidism in New York City, This mini series documents the Jewish festival Purim.
The festival of Purim celebrates the Jewish community’s survival over an ancient Persian extermination plot. Told through the Book of Esther, or the Megillah in Hebrew, the story involves a young woman named Esther who becomes a Persian king’s wife to thwart a plan against the Jewish people. Hailed as a hero of the community, Esther and her story are celebrated each year.
