Wooster favorite Mary Ellen Mark has been selected as one of eleven world-renowned photographers commissioned by USA Network for “Character Project” a photographic document of the characters that make up the “face” of our American landscape.

In addition to MEM, the project features new work by Sylvia Plachy as well as Dawoud Bey, Jeff Dunas, David Eustace, Eric Ogden and emerging talents Marla Rutherford, Anna Mia Davidson, Joe Fornabaio, Eric McNatt and Richard Renaldi.

Later this month, Chronicle Books is releasing American Character: A Photographic Journey which brings together these photographers provocative perspectives on America’s most compelling characters. The book is a collaborative initiative between USA Network and the not-for-profit photography organization, Aperture Foundation.