About Me

Mark first picked up a camera as a ninth-grader in 1972 photographing sports and news events for the local newspaper. After college, he pursued a career in journalism working for several newspapers in Florida, first in photography and later in marketing and advertising. Mark later owned a printing business. At the same time he was managing a print shop, he ventured into wedding and portrait photography, and ultimately fell in love with landscapes, wildlife, and street photography. Prior to moving from Florida he owned and published a monthly news magazine serving Vero Beach and Indian River County.

After years of visiting and admiring the southwestern landscapes, culture, and people, Mark and his wife, Cheri, moved from Vero Beach, Florida to Santa Fe, New Mexico in June of 2014. He soon began offering day photography tours of the northern New Mexico landscape, as well as group tours to native lands such as Chaco National Historic Park, Canyon de Chelly and Monument Valley, and to Utah’s National Parks.

From 2015 to 2020, Mark visited more than 70 cities across the country documenting homelessness in America. The work is published in a book titled “Homeless in a Land of Plenty.”

Portfolio: www.schumannphoto.com