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I returned to California in September of 1977 after completing an internship at a photo studio in Saint Louis Missouri. I stayed in Los Angeles with my Aunt Sadie, the oldest of my father’s six sisters, for several weeks before finding an apartment of my own... Read More

My Vision for Photography

Some photographs are intended to document what is in front of the camera while others are interpretations by the photographer. I wish to go beyond the documentary, to explore the visual language that brings forth the emotions of the photographer into the finished image. I provide the beginnings of a story, and I want the viewer to complete it.

Finding the photograph is an intuitive process for me. I will scout an area looking for something interesting. When I find a subject that feels right, I select the point of view and photograph it.

-Joel H. Mark