Known for his intuitive eye and ability to capture the raw essence and beauty of his subjects, award-winning photographer Mark Maryanovich has become a recognized leader in the visual arts.
With a celebrated career spanning brand, music, and portrait photography, his work features some of the most influential Artists of our time, including Chris Cornell, Billy F Gibbons, Bob Rock, Chad Kroeger, Elliott Smith, and Henry Rollins.
Named one of the Top 100 Brand Photographers in North America by Top100 Leaders, Mark’s work appears in marketing campaigns for Gibson Guitars and Microsoft, on the pages of Rolling Stone and Billboard, and as album covers and artwork for Sony, Universal, and Warner Chappell Music, earning him two Canadian Country Music Awards for Recording Package of the Year.
Mark has the honor of providing the author photo for Model Woman: Eileen Ford and the Business of Beauty by Robert Lacey (best-selling biographer and historical consultant on the award-winning Netflix series The Crown), and book cover Images for the legendary Randy Bachman’s autobiography Vinyl Tap Stories, and Matt Sorum’s autobiography Double Talkin' Jive: True Rock 'N' Roll Stories from the Drummer of Guns N' Roses, The Cult, and Velvet Revolver.
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.
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 is co-author of Photography Business Basics: A Professional Photographer’s Guide to Financial Success with his manager Natasha Martinez. Published by Business Expert Press and named One Of The Best Business Photography Books Of All Time by BookAuthority.
Photography Business Basics is available in libraries across the US, and added to the recommended reading lists, libraries and course materials of several schools including The New York Film Academy.
Mark’s images stand out from the masses with a unique quality, a quality created by a unique style of shooting. Mark provides a multitude of images to fulfill the constant demand for visual content, while creating a cohesive brand identity for his clients that translates intangible qualities into tangible form.
Guided by a philosophy of philanthropy through photography, Mark is honored and excited to be collaborating with Matt Sorum on The ART of GIVING and their current initiative, Things We Lost In The Fire, a fine art photography book supporting California wildfire relief efforts.
“FEELING small among the GIANTS
and wouldn't have it any other way.” MM
