Mark was born in New Zealand where his professional life began as a Press Photographer on the ‘Evening Standard’ daily newspaper at the age of 16 after capturing front-page photographs of a raging hotel fire.

During the mid 90’s Mark developed a passion for the big screen and progressed to the Australian film industry where he worked as a freelance (motion picture) camera assistant in Sydney.

During this time he trained under some of the worlds most respected Cinematographers including Don McAlpine ACS ASC, Simon Duggan ACS, Martin McGrath ACS, John Seale ACS ASC & Dion Beebe ACS ASC.

Mark graduated from the Australian Film TV and Radio School (AFTRS) in 2000 with an MA in Cinematography. He has now shot over fifty short films, over a hundred commercials, two features, plus several music videos and documentaries.

In November 2002 Mark won the prestigious ‘Gold’ Award at the Australian Cinematographers Society ACS NSW Awards for his work on ‘Maya’ his debut feature as Cinematographer, shot in India. In May 2003 Mark also won an 'Award of Distinction for Cinematography’ at the ACS Nationals for his work on ‘Maya.’

His work to date has taken him to the United States, Great Britain, Switzerland, Egypt, Hong Kong, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore, India, the Philippines, Australia and New Zealand.

Mark’s debut short film as Director/Cinematographer ‘eclipse’ also shot in India, received a ‘Gold’ Award at the Australian Cinematographers Society ACS NSW Awards in November 2006.

In December 2007 at the Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards in Melbourne,
Mark won an AFI Award for Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Screen Craft (Cinematography) for his short film Eclipse.

Mark currently moves regularly between Australia & India, whilst shooting features, commercials, documentaries & music videos in the sub-continent & around the world.

For more information, please download Mark's CV.