Mark Cohen

Mark Cohen (born 1943) is an American photographer based in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, known for his unconventional and visceral street photography characterized by extreme close-ups, flash lighting, and radical cropping that fragment the human body in unexpected ways. Working primarily in his local community since the 1960s, Cohen developed a highly distinctive aesthetic that captures fleeting, unsettling moments with an aggressive, disorienting intimacy. His work has been exhibited internationally and is held in major collections including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, cementing his reputation as one of the most original voices in American photography.