About Mark
Man... the most difficult thing to decide is how much 'stuff' to put in the 'about me' section, and what things people would actually be most interested in. I am not going to bore you with the whole "when I was 10 I picked up a camera for the first time..." Well look there, I just did. After learning to shoot, I also learned to process my images in my own darkroom, which I built with my father in our basement.
In 2014 I finally decided to make my passion for photography a business. I started primarily photographing just performing artists. I am a classical musician, so I found a very natural niche in classical music photography. That connection propelled me to some very exciting commercial work with Steinway & Sons, and I became the Photographer in Residence for the French-American Piano Society, which makes the performance home in the French Consulate in NYC, and occasionally the French Embassy.
I think the more important tidbit I would want prospective clients to know is how much I LOVE the creative process of making photographs. I adore everything about it. First, I get to meet tons of amazing people, and get a little sneak peek into the things that are most precious in their lives. I get to spend time with couples who are deeply in love, with the excitement and thrill of planning their big day, and then I get to share that day with them! Whether creating images for a NASA scientist, CEOs of fortune 500 companies, authors, inventors or artists,
I get to be around some of the world's greatest artists and musicians, and capture them doing what they love. I get to capture the beauty and elegance of a dancer or a gymnast. I get to hang out with new people, learn what makes them smile, and sometimes what makes them cry, and I get to share a little glimpse of the flame that burns inside them for whatever they are most passionate about.
I consider myself the luckiest man alive. I'm married to my best friend, I make my living with music and photography, and I find the most profound joy in doing the things that I do! It doesn't get any better than that.
Please reach out and connect! Whether you are looking for a photographer right this moment or sometime in the future, let's connect! The world in 2021 (especially post-Covid), can feel so isolating. Humans are meant to connect, to relate, and we feed off of each others' energy and ideas!
