Aprendió fotografía en la academia de San Carlos, bajo la tutela de Lola Álvarez Bravo, quien, siendo una maestra sui generis, le enseñó a darle más importancia al objeto o a la persona retratada que a la técnica, por lo que Yampolsky siempre guardó poco interés por el aspecto mecánico de la fotografía y dejó que Alicia Ahumada revelara todos sus negativos.
Para Mariana llegó a ser una obsesión viajar por muchos rincones del país y tomar fotografías de personas, paisajes, casas, fiestas y todo aquello que toca la mano del hombre.
"Yampolsky's gift is finding within the common experiences of the people with whom she
shares a life glimpses of something uncommon. Her photographs make palpable the richness
of Mexican history and culture, and articulate the ties binding the country's people, the past,
and the land. She finds grandeur in an avenging angel stationed outside a small church, or in
the tension of light an shadow that drenches the land, or in the invencible spikes of the
maguey. She faces the country's poverty head-on, choosing subjects that illuminate its social
and political ills. Yet, ultimately, what her photographs transmit is a deep joy and love for
Mexico and his people. It is in the details and textures of life so specific to her country that
Yampolsky also finds the transcendence that gives her work meaning far beyond it."
J.M. Welker
October, 1995








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