Thursday, June 11, 2009

Photography Guest Of The Week Mark Spowart - Canada


Each spring and planting season hold the promise of a good year.

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Canada: Family Farms - Living On An Endangered List

"The Canadian Family Farm has been a way of life for as long as Canada has been a nation. It has fed a country and the world through a variety of international relief agencies. Yet this longstanding noble profession is too facing an uncertain future. If the farmer is able to beat mother nature, raise the right crop and sell at the peak time, he will hopefully make enough to cover his costs."

So stated photojournalist Mark Spowart, who visited Canadian farming communities to see how this invaluable industry was faring in his photo essay Canada: Family Farms - Living On An Endangered List, now appearing on Gaia Photos, a new international photography source comprised of 41 photojournalists from around the world whose mission is to promote quality and diversity in documentary photography.

Mark Spowart is a freelance photojournalist whose photography has appeared in national and international publications.Mark's main interest is documentary photography and he spends extended lengths documenting stories. In 2007 he participated in PhotoSensitive's National project documenting individuals living with Cancer.
Born in England and raised in Canada, Spowart still holds his British citizenship, and is planning to set up a second office in England.In addition to his several long-term projects, Mark does editorial work.

He is member of the Canadian Association of Journalists, and the Eastern Canadian News Photographers Association. Mark Spowart lives in London, Ontario, Canada and is available for assignments.

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