Howdy, I’m Mark Looney
My photographs are flat 2x3 spaces that I fill with other people’s lives and my own experiences. I fill images with love, woe, and connection and compose them in such a way to tell the story *I* see but in the most empathetically undirected way. That might be an oxymoron, but my hope is that the results serve understanding despite difference, community across disconnection, and belonging in place of longing.
My client work (fun families, the occasional wedding, and non-profits / businesses with heart) does the same: visual stories about life, love, and business.
When not making pictures of other people, you can probably find me photographing my family … or folding their laundry.
Me + my lifE
Two women in construction vests and yellow hard hats peeking behind a cutout of a large woman's body in a colorful swimsuit, with a young girl looking up at the cutout.
Man with a beard and sunglasses on his cap taking a photograph with a camera on a fall trail.
Silhouette of the Statue of Liberty against the sun with children and trees in the foreground.
A young girl with a medal around her neck is about to lick a blue popsicle held in her right hand, while an adult's hand with a wedding ring reaches towards the popsicle. The girl is smiling with her mouth open, wearing a white t-shirt and pink shorts.
A boy in a red coat and a knit hat kneeling on grass with a soccer goal and a girl in a winter jacket, hat, and gloves kicking a soccer ball in the background.
Four young girls outside, one hugging another tightly, with the remaining two walking away in the background on a grassy field.
A young girl wearing a red knit hat and a light blue jacket stands near a river, pointing with her right hand, in a wooded area with leafless trees and dry grass.
A random kid chilling with me during a rehearsal dinner.
Boy lying on grass, holding a blank notepad, squinting at it in sunlight.
A black and white photo of two girls sitting in a car, with sunlight highlighting their faces and hair, one girl is adjusting her glasses while the other is in profile.
A woman and girl laughing and sharing an ice cream at an outdoor gathering or festival, with tables, umbrellas, and string lights in the background.