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Apr 18, 1929 New York City, New York, United States Died on 19 Nov 2016 (aged 87)
American photographer
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About Martin Elkort
- Martin Edward Elkort (April 18, 1929 - November 19, 2016) was an American photographer, illustrator and writer known primarily for his street photography.
- Prints of his work are held and displayed by several prominent art museums in the United States.
- His photographs have regularly appeared in galleries and major publications.
- Early black and white photographs by Elkort feature the fabled Lower East Side in Manhattan, New York City, showing its ethnic diversity, myriad streets and cluttered alleys.
- The Coney Island amusement park in Brooklyn was another favorite site during that period.
- His later work depicts street scenes from downtown Los Angeles and Tijuana, Mexico.
- Throughout Martin Elkort's long career as a photographer, he always showed the positive, joyful side of life in his candid images.
