Mark Swanson received his first camera as a gift from his Father before a long trip into Alaska. Since that time the technology, mechanics, and lore of image making peaked his interest. in the late 1980's and early 1990's Mark spent a lot of time documenting the underground punk scene in Seattle. At the time when grunge music was under the microscope of the national press, there was an equally interesting international underground punk scene taking place. Switching from musician to photographer while on tour Mark's interest in photographing music deepened. Experimenting in several mediums and gathering an ever expanding camera collection, subject matters intensified and portfolio's grew more diverse.

 Inspired by the environmental movement and witnessing his town engulfed in land development, Mark started to focus on nature and conservation. Using photography as a vehicle to raise awareness, inspire, and draw people closer to their own environments. 

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Mark Swanson is an internationally published photographer who pursues analog and digital photography and lives in Seattle with his wife and cat.

 

Group Shows:

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2008 June Lineage Dance Company Auction & Fundraiser bringing together artists through music, art, and dance. Three Framed Photographs Sold Alki Beach Seattle

2013 6th Annual Combined Art, Clay, Photo, at Shoreline Community College Art Gallery 

2013 Dead Possum Collective Photography show at the Majestic Art Gallery Seattle

2015 F-Stop Photography Club Show at The Glass Bowl Gallery, at Shoreline Community College            

2019 Olympia’s Spring Art Walk at Swing Wine Bar Group Show of Mixed Media Titled, ‘Why I go Downtown’ 

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Solo Shows:

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2006 Seattle’s Best Coffee House Broadway Seattle  

2008 Veridis Clothier Store Show Capitol Hill Seattle

2010 Herkimer Coffee House University Seattle

2014 Gilmartin Gallery ‘When I was Sleeping I was a Mountain’ North Seattle

2016 Herkimer Coffee House Show Seattle

2017 Hangar Café Georgetown Seattle

2018 Herbs House Show Ballard Seattle

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Publishing History: 

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2002 Vera Project Fanzine featured my poems and photographs  

2005 Fally Rag; London Arts and Culture Site Interviewed and showcased nine photographs.

2006 Cover photo for the Lake City Poets Album S/T plus insert with many more Photographs  

2006 Seattle Post Intelligencer Friday June 23rd Cover for the arts and Literary section. Three photo’s published in an article about Jeremy Enigk titled ‘Jeremy Enigk Walks Back Into the Light’

2006 Cover Photograph for an E.P. by Jeremy Enigk, Lewis Hollow Records

2007 Cover Photo Plus Eleven Photo Pullout from the Album World Waits by Jeremy Enigk. Lewis Hollow Records. Sony and William Morris Agency

2007 Cover Photo Plus Eleven Photo Pullout from the Album World Waits by Jeremy Enigk. Cydonia Records Barcelona Spain. 2007 Modern Drummer Volume 31 Number 3 printed image of drummer Kaanan Tupper

2007 Staf The New Pop Culture Issue 33 Three Photographs of Jeremy Enigk Malaga Spain

2007 Staf The New Pop Culture Graphics Issue 002  Eleven Photographs Published with a Bio and Contact info. Malaga Spain

2007 Episcopal Voice Newspaper March Made the Cover

2007 Episcopal Voice Newspaper November Article Photo

2008 Episcopal Voice Newspaper February On the Cover

2008 Kerouac’s Dog Magazine Issue 1 Freedom! Several Photos Published from Protests

2010 Cover Photograph for the Bend's Album 'The Earth The Moon The Stars The Sun The Sky' Last Ditch Productions

2011 Spindrift Art & Literary Journal Page 29 One Photo

2012 1000 Words an F-Stop photography Club Magazine Volume 2 Issue 2

2012 1000 Words an F-Stop photography Club Magazine Volume 2 Issue 3

2012 1000 Words an F-Stop photography Club Magazine Volume 2 Issue 4

2013 The Ebbtide vol. 48 Issue 15 Shoreline Community College Paper Inside Photo

2013 Projections on a Wall 7” Back Photo for Justaphine Records

2013 Spindrift Art & Literary Journal On The Cover Plus 3 Photographs Inside the Issue.

2014 The Ebbtide vol. 49 Issue 9 Shoreline Community College Paper Quoted in an Interview about the Photo Club.

2014 Spindrift Art & Literary Journal Untitled (pages 96, 97)

2015 Madee 7" BCore Records Cover/Back Photography Plus Written Lyrics

2016 The Ebbtide vol. 51 Issue 14 Shoreline Community College Paper 'A Swan in a Darkroom' Interview About My Craft.  

2017 Spindrift Art & Literary Journal Dead Man’s Trail (page 93) and Time Machine (page 113)

2018 The Ebbtide vol. 53 Issue 9 Shoreline Community College Paper 'SCC’s Dark Secret Curriculum Champions Analog Photography' Quoted in an Interview

2018 The Ebbtide vol. 53 Issue 13 Shoreline Community College Paper in Crossword Puzzle of Band Titles, listed is a Projections on a Wall song Titled Railroad (page 8)

2018 Spindrift Art & Literary Journal Dose of Thunder (Pages 76, 77)