ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

Mark is an award-winning photographer and a successful working television and film actor. He has spent countless hours on both sides of the camera. Mark was first trained as a photographer by his uncle Ray Rasmussen, a brilliant landscape and natural-light photographer and protégé of Ansel Adams. He continued his education at the Julia Dean Photo Workshops in Los Angeles (now the Los Angeles Center Photography) under the tutelage of such masters as Bobbi Lane and Greg Gorman. Combining his talent for acting (Mark’s extensive credits includes Gone Girl, The Hulk, Yellowstone, Dahmer, This Is Us, Curb Your Enthusiasm and many more) with his photographic talents, Mark became LA’s top headshot photographer. Eventually, he moved into editorial and advertising photography. Mark now focuses his attention on his fine art work, which arose from a life-long deep appreciation of the art and his ever popular series, “Seen on My Travels Today,” on social media. Mark Exhibits regularly around Los Angeles and has pieces in private collections nationwide.

“I’m endlessly fascinated by two things, the world as we see it and texture. Growing up as a kid in a house without air conditioning, I would often spend my time laying on the floor to cool myself. While there, I would study the patterns on the tiles, carpet or wood floors with endless fascination. To this day, I’m drawn to the texture and form of everything I see. When I’m processing a shot, I’m blown away by the deep emotions you can achieve by simply enhancing the texture, contours and colors of an image. I’m also a firm believer in capturing things as they are, not as they could be. I’m not a photographer who moves items around to get what I think is the perfect shot. In fact, on the opposite. I love to capture things exactly as I first see them. It’s like things were put in their place and my eye gravitated to them in that moment for some divine reason. So, when I capture the image, it is exactly as it was when I saw it. The world, as it is, holds endless opportunities for our ever curious eyes to see.” – Mark Atteberry