Sixth Avenue, NYC, 1949
Geraldine Dent, Cover of McCall’s, New York City, 1949



Welcome to the official website for photographer / filmmaker RUTH ORKIN.Please visit Photographs to see her work, and check out American Girl at 75 and News for updated info.

This website is devoted to photojournalist and filmmaker Ruth Orkin who made the award-winning film “Little Fugitive” in 1953 with her husband, Morris Engel.

This site is managed by Mary Engel, Ruth Orkin’s daughter and an archivist/filmmaker. Mary Engel /@maryeng42

Visit us on instagram, @ruthorkin photo.