BIOGRAPHY ...

Photographer and Artist Mark Hayward was born in the San Joaquin Valley of California and now lives in the vast openness of Northeastern Nevada. In preschool years, Hayward explored the pools and rapids of the Kaweah River in Three Rivers, California, where his Great Grandmother had a home. This was the beginning of a lifelong love and appreciation for wildlife and its habitat.

This year Mark has photographed wildlife and landscapes in numerous locations; including Death Valley, Grand Teton, Great Basin and Volcano National Parks.

Drawing, painting and photography has been a hobby for Hayward almost his entire lifetime. Although never becoming a full time occupation, art and photography has been an important foundation for Hayward's approach to his business profession. Instruction in art and photography was intertwined with classes while earning his bachelors and masters degree in business.

Hayward's photography encompasses all details from capture to presentation. Capture is digital with Canon cameras and lenses; processing is done using Photoshop CS5 and printing is archivable on Epson printers. Particular attention is paid to the presentation and preservation of the fine art print. Most recent instruction in landscape photography was by photographer Stephen Johnson from Pacifica, California.

Mark's opinion is that the ulltimate expression of a photograph is a finely crafted print. The print materializes his vision in a real and tangible way that is durable and collectable.