Mark Power

Mark Power (born 1959)^[1] is an English photographer, born in Harpenden, England. He studied Fine Art at Brighton Polytechnic (1978–1981), and then traveled extensively, discovering a love for photography along the way. Upon his return, he worked as a freelance for several UK publications and charities.

Between 1992 and 1996, Power embarked on The Shipping Forecast — a project that involved travelling to and photographing all 31 areas covered by the Shipping Forecast broadcast on BBC Radio 4. This project was published as a book and was a touring exhibition across the UK and France. He used a Volkswagen campervan as his mode of transport for the project, echoing the late Tony Ray-Jones, whose work has similarities in style and meaning to Power's.

Between 1997 and 2000, he was commissioned to document the Millennium Dome in London, a project that resulted in another touring exhibition and the accompanying book, Superstructure.^[2] Around this time his technical methods changed and he began to use color film and a large format camera. This was followed by The Treasury Project, published in 2002, which recorded the renovation of the UK government's treasury building on Whitehall, London.

In 2003, Power undertook another personal project, using the London A–Z map as inspiration. The work, titled 26 Different Endings, is a collection of images examining the areas on the outer boundaries of the map. The project was exhibited at the Centre of Visual Art at the University of Brighton,^[3] where he is the Professor of Photography in the The Faculty of Arts and Architecture,^[4] and was published as a book in 2007.

Power became a nominee of Magnum Photos in 2002, an associate in 2005 and a full member in 2007.^[5]

Notes

1. ^ Magnum page about Power, accessed 18 June 2008.
2. ^ British Arts Council Mark Power: The Millennium Dome
3. ^ University of Brighton News archive - Between something and nothing - inaugural lecture by award winning photographer Mark Power November 7, 2005
4. ^ Biographical profile
5. ^ Magnum Photos Mark Power

External links

• Mark Power's website
• Mark Power on Magnum Photos
• Biography from the University of Brighton Faculty of Arts and Architecture

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