Photographer Mark Velasquez was born and raised in Santa Maria, California and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Cornish College in Seattle in the year 2000. Since then he has worked as a freelance photographer across Europe and the Americas shooting for publications, creating his own photo books, and documenting his travels while spreading his unique sense of humor and creative energy along the way.
He also survived eight out of ten challenges on the first season of Bravo's reality competition "Work Of Art: The Next Great Artist" in 2010. Somehow his family still remains proud of him.
Mark is a teacher, painter, sculptor, videographer, and graphic designer. Most importantly, he is a husband and family man trying to do his best. Today he can be found somewhere on the West Coast, camera in hand, mind reeling.
GQ Magazine (UK)
Playboy Magazine (USA)
The Smithsonian Institute Collection (USA)
The Washington Post (USA)
Wine Enthusiast (USA)
Maxim Magazine (USA)
CKM Magazine (Poland)
Maariv Press (Israel)
La Repubblica National Newspaper (Italy)
Smithsonian Magazine (USA)
Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
The Cove Magazine (Australia)
Eleela Magazine (Brazil)
The Music Network Magazine (Australia)
JPG Magazine (USA)
Box Magazine (Oakland, CA)
NUVU Magazine (NY, NY)
Lifescapes Magazine (Long Beach, CA)
Razorcake Magazine (Seattle, WA)
Layers Magazine (Miami, FL)
MTD Magazine (Kansas City, KS)
The Santa Barbara Independent (Santa Barbara,CA)
The Intelligence Group Media (AD CAMPAIGN)
The Sun (Santa Maria, CA)
Pacific Coast Business Time (Santa Barbara,CA)
Santa Maria Times (Santa Maria, CA)
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