- About me:
- My name is Mark A. Whitaker and I am a photographer based out of Oxnard, CA where I have lived most of my life.
- I got my start in photography with a cheap plastic camera, shooting photos of my friends and skating.
- My interest in music photography started the same way, hanging out with friends in local bands and
- taking snapshots at their shows.
- I found my passion for photography growing and decided to move up to a professional camera.
- With that in mind I enrolled in photography at Ventura College and took an introductory phtography class,
- in black and white printing, with an instructor by the name of Bill Hendricks.
- Bill proved to be an inspiration for me while I attended classes there.
- After ventura College I eventually went on to Brooks Institute of Photography where after three intense years I made it,
- graduating in October 2006 with BA in Visual Journalism.