Hi my name is Mark and I am a photographer. Born in Somerset, I grew up in Bristol, lived in London and have now spent most of my life in Cornwall. I live in Tredrizzick,St Minver, North Cornwall, where I have lived for the last 16 years with my wife and young son.
I went to Gloucester College of Art and studied Editorial and Advertising Photography. While a student I was a finalist in the B&H Gold Awards and had photographs shown in the Hamilton's Gallery, Mayfair, London. I then lived and worked in London in the photography business. I worked as a photographer's assistant from 1986 to 1990 and I am extremely grateful to the photographers I worked for, learning and influenced by all. I worked for Ric Gemmel, Martin Brading, Richard Lohr, Jamie Morgan, Tim Evan Cook, Sean Knox, Lord Lichfield and Vogue to name a few.
I went out on my own in 1990 and I was hit hard by the recession of 1991 and became disillusioned with the whole London scene and Editorial & Advertising and knew deep down that I wanted to express myself as an artist using photography. I left London and went to do a BA in Visual Communication at Wolverhampton University. I then went to Aberystwyth University to do a PGCE in Primary Education and became a teacher at St Minver Primary School in 1994. I have been taking images of the sea and surf ever since and hope to do more of this and less of the teaching. I have lectured in photography at Truro College and currently teach at Wadebridge Primary School
I still shoot film and hand print in my darkroom. I do take digital but I have not seen the quality that I am used to, it is not the same. I shoot on 35mm and 6x7 negative film. Most of my shots are taken at dawn, before or after a surf, when the light is very special. Photography is all about light. I hope you enjoy viewing.
Some of my photographs can be seen in real life at The Sandbar Polzeath Beach and Fresh From the Sea Port Isaac.
New for 2010 I am starting photography workshops in and around Polzeath.
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