Marshall Clarke

Marshall Clarke is a freelance photographer living in Baltimore, Maryland. With the American Friends Service Committee, he helped create an after-school program that teaches children photography and social justice.

Photography

Into Silence

Over the course of two years I photographed my grandmother Marjorie Clarke on my weekly visits to her home in rural Butler, Maryland. With her health declining and Alzheimer’s disease loosening her ties to everyday reality, I spent much of my time reading aloud or singing songs to her, attempting to hold her attention as long as possible.

April 2007