Bio/Resume

Artist BIO

Marc-Allen was born in May,1961 in Olkmulgee, OK.   His interest in photography began in high school, and he took numerous photography courses while studying at Culver-Stockton College, a Liberal Arts college affiliated with The Disciples of Christ  located in Canton, MO.  Marc received his Bachelor of Science Degree with majors in Business Administration, Economics and Psychology. Graduating Class of 1984, National Fraternity Member of Lambda Chi Alpha.

Marc spent most of his adult life in Chicago, IL.  Directly after college he went to work for the worlds largest and oldest manufacture of popcorn machines “C. Cretors and Company”.  In 1995 Marc accepted a position with Great Western Co. LLC, One of the worlds largest suppliers of popcorn and concession products to the theatre industry.

After transferring to Atlanta, GA and then to Huntsville, AL in 1999, Marc has continued to work for Great Western as the National Sales Manager while continuing to photograph Landscapes, people and their pets.   Marc specialties include photographs of City landscapes, People and animals both in black and white and color.  Marc has had the opportunity to photograph many movie personalities all around the country while working in the theatre industry.  As a Regional Vice President serving on the board of NAC – “National Association of Concessionaires”, Marc has been the official photographer at all the NAC events and Annual conventions.  Marc’s work has been published hundreds of times in the “Concession Profession” the concession industry’s quarterly magazine..

Marc currently is working towards acquired a studio at the Lowe Mill Arts and Entertainment to further his innate and intense interest in photography.  He has recently exhibited his work at the Lowe Mill Art Gallery displaying incredible pictures of sea Animals.

Through his art of photography, Marc captures and expresses his emotions and helps other people see through the lens of a camera what he feels. 
Marc has a natural ability to photograph day to day normal routine’s and make them special with the essence and full meaning of the world around
him.   














Artist Statement:

I do not intend to produce art with my camera; life is art everywhere that I look. I manipulate what the camera captures into my interpretation of art.  I have not been without my camera since I was in grade school in Houston, Texas.  I feel that I can capture a perfect moment in time anywhere I go.

My work tends to focus on people, animals and city scapes.  Capturing beautiful moments on film allows me and my audience to relive that perfect moment for all eternity. Sometimes it takes hundreds of snapshots to get the perfect picture.  I do whatever it takes to make a moment perfect in time.  I have spent thousands of hours in the dark room creating special moments in time.   My photos are truly a reflection of who I am:  creative, spontaneous, seductive, calculative, funny.
  
The speed at which this world is evolving fascinates me.  It is incredible that we are at a new crossroads in mankind's existence, as the baby boomers are retiring and a newly evolved man is stepping into place.  I enjoying taking pictures of the newly evolved ”indigo children,” capturing their point of view and different way of thinking.

I see beauty and excitement in everything.  Animals, pets and the relationships and bonds that people develop with their pets is a fascinating perspective with which I identify, as I grew up with pets and have housed everything from fish and gerbils to Roxie the raccoon, alligators and dozens of dogs and cats over my lifetime.  Animals give me an inner excitement when I get that perfect connection captured on film.
My photographs speak for themselves and whatever it says to the viewer - there is not a wrong or a right message, . Each person takes something a little different from the same picture and I'm happy with that.

Influences

My influences are first and foremost everything I see, feel and experience through traveling.  I have always been influenced by the artistry of the black and white photography masters: “Ansel Adams” and “Victor Skrebneski.” I truly love magazine ads and the art that is created from them “Calvin Klien”



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