ARTIST PROFILE
Mark Primavera
Born
and raised in Port Colborne, Ontario, Mark moved to Sault Ste. Marie
in 1984 to attend Sault College where he graduated from the Forestry
program. After working for a while in the field of forestry, Mark
became a lab technician for the Canadian Forest Service in Sault
Ste. Marie and worked in the Biotechnology section for nine years.
Being artistically inclined Mark transferred to the communications
department, where he presently works as a graphic designer.
Mark's father started him on photography at age eight. His first camera was a 35 mm auto camera (GAF); by the age of thirteen Mark had built his own darkroom where he developed and printed black and white film. Inspired by his father, Mark quickly excelled in the Port Colborne and Welland Camera Club by competing in the club's nature (photography) competitions. In 1979 Mark achieved the "Slide of the year" award, the highest award in nature slide competitions. Mark's father and fellow members of the Welland and Port Colborne Camera Club inspired him to work harder at his photography and soon he was competing at an international level with the Canadian Artistic Photographic Association (CAPA).
"I love exploring various aspects of photography including infrared, high-speed flash photography, studio photography and product photography. Experimenting with different techniques in photography is exciting and I'm always looking for ways to expand the realms of photography.
Mark's father is presently 81 years of age and says "I've
been taking pictures for over 50 years and I am still learning about
photography". Photography really never ends, there's always
something out there to try. For example, the next time you are in
the vegetable department, look at the interesting lines and vibrant
green in Boc Choi, or the interesting lines when you slice an onion
in half and look at it against the light...
"maybe this is
food for thought"
"Beauty is all around us, we just have to isolate it and capture it".
Mark also has his own business in Sault Ste. Marie, Primavera Photography, where he provides all services in photography and specializes in digital infrared photography and in portrait digital infrared photography.
