. ▁ ▁Category : Comm un ities ▁in ▁Kings ▁County , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia <0x0A> </s> ▁Martin ▁Edward ▁El k ort ▁( A pril ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁- ▁November ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁photograph er , ▁illustr ator ▁and ▁writer ▁known ▁primarily ▁for ▁his ▁street ▁phot ography . ▁ ▁Pr ints ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁are ▁held ▁and ▁displayed ▁by ▁several ▁prominent ▁art ▁museum s ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁His ▁photograph s ▁have ▁regularly ▁appeared ▁in ▁gall eries ▁and ▁major ▁publications . ▁ ▁Early ▁black ▁and ▁white ▁photograph s ▁by ▁El k ort ▁feature ▁the ▁f abled ▁Lower ▁East ▁Side ▁in ▁Manh attan , ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁showing ▁its ▁eth nic ▁divers ity , ▁my ri ad ▁streets ▁and ▁cl utter ed ▁alle ys . ▁ ▁The ▁C oney ▁Island ▁am usement ▁park ▁in ▁Brook lyn ▁was ▁another ▁favorite ▁site ▁during ▁that ▁period . ▁ ▁His ▁later ▁work ▁dep ict s ▁street ▁scenes ▁from ▁dow nt own ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁T iju ana , ▁Mexico . ▁Through out ▁Martin ▁El k ort ' s ▁long ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁photograph er , ▁he ▁always ▁showed ▁the ▁positive , ▁joy ful ▁side ▁of ▁life ▁in ▁his ▁candid ▁images . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁the ▁Bron x , ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁Martin ▁El k ort ▁grew ▁up ▁during ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 5 , ▁he ▁suffered