MK Rynne is a photographer, artist, and educator based on the North Shore of Boston, with a career spanning over three decades. She began as a photojournalist and film still photographer, developing a reputation for emotionally resonant black-and-white imagery that captures both intimacy and atmosphere. A transformative mentorship with renowned photographer Larry Fink shifted Rynne’s focus toward personal storytelling and immersive documentary work. In 1990, she began a series documenting the lives of women working as exotic dancers. The project challenged cultural assumptions around sexuality, power, and performance, and while still in its early stages, earned her recognition as a top finalist for the Henri Cartier-Bresson Award in 1991. It later became the basis of her masters thesis at Harvard University and continues to evolve into her forthcoming photobook, Stripped & Crowned: Through the Looking-Glass World of Exotic Dancers. Rynne’s work has been featured in exhibitions and publications across the United States and abroad, and is held in the permanent collection of the Harvard Art Museums alongside private collections.