Mark Purdom’s photographic work, while a commentary on people’s influence on the environment, also plays with our concept or arguably our preconceptions of the picturesque. Mark is originally from England and since moving to New Zealand, he has participated in various group and solo exhibitions at home and internationally.
Purdom is recognised for his work by the New Zealand National Contemporary Art Awards, Renaissance Photography Prize, Association of Photographers UK, Royal Photographic Society, International Photography Awards, New Zealand Photobook of the Year and the Portrait Salon Awards UK. He has exhibited at the Month of Photography (MOPLA) - Los Angeles USA, Athens Photography Festival - Greece, I Book Show - St Petersburg, Russia, J Book Show - Cork Photo Festival, Ireland, Singapore International Festival of Photography, Auckland Festival of Photography and the Xian Art Museum, China.
Mark has a Master's Degree in Photography from the University of Brighton, England. Currently, he is a lecturer and researcher at the School of Media Arts (SOMA), Waikato Institute of Technology, Hamilton, New Zealand.
