These Aren't Your Everyday Prom Polaroids – washingtonpost.com

On April 26, Mary Ellen Mark and her entourage of assistants set up a makeshift photo studio in a small room next to the school’s gymnasium. Mark is working on a three-year project called “Prom.” Charlottesville High was the seventh of 12 schools she is photographing.

Next weekend, Mark will speak at the Look3 Festival of the Photograph here, where her Charlottesville photos will be on display.

“Prom is a slice of Americana for me,” Mark said. “You learn about a culture and how different racial groups bring their own style to prom.”

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