Fine Art Photographer | Los Angeles
About Mark Maryanovich
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“Mark Maryanovich is a true ARTIST behind the Camera! His eye for Light, for Angles, for Contrasts and Shadows, for Capturing just the Right Moment, and SO many other infinite details, marry to create a truly Uniquely Gifted Photographer putting Mark in company with the likes of Mathew Brady and Ansel Adams; he’s THAT good!”
Cathy Riso CEO, Sing It Forward
![Billy F Gibbons with Mark Maryanovich black and white behind the scenes photo The Art of Giving photoshoot](http://fineart.markmaryanovich.com/cdn/shop/files/billy-f-gibbons-with-photographer-mark-maryanovich.jpg?v=1679861011&width=3840)
On location with Billy F Gibbons for The ART of GIVING Photograph by Matt Sorum
“Seeing a CREATIVE process through to the VERY end, gives me a sense of FULFILLMENT.
The PROCESS of bringing something from the invisible, unseen, intangible REALM into visual and tangible form INSPIRES me.” MM
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Biography
Award-winning photographer Mark Maryanovich has captured an impressive variety of artists including Chris Cornell, Billy F Gibbons, Bob Rock, Chad Kroeger, Elliott Smith and Henry Rollins.
His photographs appear as album covers and artwork for companies such as Sony, EMI, Warner Chappell Music, and Mark has received two Canadian Country Music Awards for Recording Package of the Year.
Mark’s commercial clients include Gibson Guitars and Peavey Electronics, and his work has been published in Rolling Stone and Billboard magazines.
Mark had the honor of providing the author photo for best selling biographer Robert Lacey's Model Woman: Eileen Ford and the Business of Beauty, and book cover Images for the legendary Randy Bachman’s autobiography Vinyl Tap Stories, and Hall Of Famer Matt Sorum’s autobiography Double Talkin' Jive: True Rock 'N' Roll Stories From the Drummer of Guns N' Roses, the Cult and Velvet Revolver.
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Mark has been recognized by the prestigious Photo Review magazine competition with his selection as a prominent entry, and by the California art community, with his placement as a finalist in the Images From A Glass Eye International Juried Photography Show, and honorable mention in the American Icon Art Competition.
Mark’s images stand out from the masses with a unique quality, a quality created by a unique style of shooting; an experience that captures the raw essence of his subjects, translating intangible qualities into tangible form.
Currently, Mark is excited to be working on The ART of GIVING with Co-Creator Matt Sorum. Purely a project fueled by passion, The ART of GIVING exists to create awareness for the charitable causes championed by the world's most iconic artists.
“My first time in the DARK ROOM,
![Fine art photographer Mark Maryanovich behind the scenes black and white photo looking through back of camera on tripod behind long grasses overlooking a dyke at low tide](http://fineart.markmaryanovich.com/cdn/shop/files/fine-art-photographer-los-angeles-mark-maryanovich-artist-portrait-standing-in-field.jpg?v=1679862815&width=3840)
seeing something develop from literally nothing into SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL, that became even more BEAUTIFUL with the CARE, TIME and ATTENTION you put into it made me realize I needed to CREATE in photography” MM
Mark has been recognized by the prestigious
![Photo Review Magazine Fine Art Portrait Ridley Bent black and white close up by Mark Maryanovich](http://fineart.markmaryanovich.com/cdn/shop/files/photo-review-magazine-ridley-bent-award-mark-maryanovich.jpg?v=1679869180&width=1500)
Photo Review
Magazine
![American Icon Art Competition Fine Art Portrait blonde woman in black leather jacket standing against American flag while saluting](http://fineart.markmaryanovich.com/cdn/shop/files/mark-maryanovich-american-icon-art-competition-award-image.jpg?v=1679869180&width=1500)
by the California art community’s
American Icon
Art Competition
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And the
Images From A Glass Eye
International Juried Photography Show
Because of his work in this genre, the esteemed
Annenberg Space for Photography
selected Mark to be part of their slideshow exhibition Country: Portraits of an American Sound, which celebrates the pioneers, poets and icons of country music
![Fine art portrait William Lee Golden The Oakridge Boys wearing cowboy hat leaning against wall with his reflection mirrored beside him in black and white](http://fineart.markmaryanovich.com/cdn/shop/files/william-lee-golden-portrait-mark-maryanovich.jpg?v=1679978071&width=3840)
“When an IMAGE can make a DIFFERENCE in someone’s LIFE...
that to me is TRUE success.” MM
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Mark has received 2 Canadian Country Music Awards for Recording Package of the Year -
Mark also has the privilege of supporting the following causes with Gift Certificate donations for Photography Sessions and Limited Edition Prints
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“I’m truly blessed to have the SUPPORT and BELIEF of my FAMILY and FRIENDS throughout my life and career as a portrait photographer
Being able to give back to HONOR them is what DRIVES me.” MM
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