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Mark Nouillan is widely considered to be Scotland's
foremost fine-art landscape photographer. This exhibit features some
of his finest black and white landscape photography from his native Scotland.
Mark is now residing in the Northern California Sierra foothills, close to
another of his favorite locations - Yosemite.
As you will see from Mark's style, it will come as no
surprise that he has been described as the new master of black and white
photography. He follows in the footsteps of the great past masters of this
photographic medium, most notably the renowned Ansel Adams and Brett
Weston, both of whom sought, through their dedication to the art of
photography, to achieve the ultimate in quality and artistry.
Now Mark continues in that same vein. From the
release of the shutter on his 4x5 large format Sinar camera, the attention
to detail continues throughout the entire process until the final work of
art leaves his darkroom. All
works are completed to the highest archival standards and come with his
unique 100 year guarantee.
To call Mark
Nouillan passionate about his photography seems an understatement. From
the mystical standing stones of Callanish on Scotland’s Outer Hebrides
to the awe-inspiring sunset on Half Dome mountain in Yosemite National
Park in California, Mark has an unparalleled desire to photograph the
breathtaking images he sees. Through his photographic lens he records
moments he feels he must share with others and hopes to encourage us all
to take a closer look. Mark’s passion for photography has become his
whole ethos in life.
A protracted
near-death experience in his teens proved to be his catalyst for living
life to the full. Now in his mid thirties and with a profound sense of
gratitude for life and the intensity of feelings that produces, explains
the photographer’s sense of vision and wonder at seeing something new
for the first time, every time.
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Following a
prestigious career in photojournalism where he learned his craft under the
guidance of some of Scotland’s finest photographers, many notable awards
followed. Among the many accolades Mark has to his credit is Scotland’s
Young Photographer of the Year in 1990, in addition to Royal Photographer,
Sports Photographer and News Photographer of the Year in Scotland in the
years that followed.
Mark’s
landscape photography only came to the fore when he bought his first large
format camera in 1990. Continually striving for photographic perfection,
he captures the essence of each image then translates that in the
darkroom, resulting many hours later in the finished print. He has now
produced his finest collection of Scottish and American images which he
will be launching on this website.
Many icons of
the photographic fraternity have influenced this young Scot. Notably
American landscape photographer, Brett Weston, and his father Edward
Weston. The American landscape certainly has had a profound bearing on
Mark, as his latest collection of prints from Yosemite, California
illustrates. Celebrated greats like Ansel Adams and the F64 Group have
also proved an inspiration as he travels extensively to view for himself
the breathtaking scenes he once saw only in books.
The West Coast of America has become such a dominant
factor in Mark’s photography, he is spending an increasing amount of
time in the U.S.A., while concentrating on producing his most challenging
work to date. Foreign travel remains important as there are many wonders
of the world he has yet to explore.
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