“I approach my subjects - not to capture a single defining image, but instead - by taking dozens, sometimes hundreds of photographs from which I will assemble into a single story.
Taken over time and from slightly different angles the results are sometimes subtle but often disjointed and abstracted. The images combine, imperfectly, calling the viewer’s attention to the many details that make up the overall story.
I like to think of myself as a storyteller. For nearly four decades I have been telling my stories primarily through films and videos as a director, cinematographer and editor. To me, my photographic collages are merely an extension of filmmaking. I shoot many images of my subject and later go into the edit room and compose a story around all my footage. Inspired by David Hockney's 1980's polaroid works, collage photography gives me a satisfying, near-cinematic experience of creating my subjects using time and motion that I could never achieve in just a single image. These are some of those works I've made over the last twenty years. I hope you enjoy and thank you for visiting.”
Mark Richardson is a multidisciplinary artist based in New York City. He works in photography, filmmaking, painting, and sculpture. Mark’s large-scale photographic collages, inspired by David Hockney’s 1980s polaroid works, capture his subjects by taking numerous images over time and from varied perspectives, then assembling these fragments into dynamic, multilayered narratives.
Born and raised in Florida, Mark began sculpting and filmmaking as a teenager and pursued formal studies at SMU’s sculpture department. There, a transformative class with art historian Alessandra Comini cemented his lifelong passion for art. Before focusing on film in his late 20s, he worked in fashion photography, living in Paris, Milan, and Tokyo.
An award-winning filmmaker and founder of Lumina Films, Mark has over 30 years of experience creating narrative content, including feature films, documentaries, and commercials, for clients such as IBM, Mastercard, Procter & Gamble, BMW Motorcycles, and Burlington Coat Factory.
Mark’s artistic vision—shaped by early mentorship under Martin Scorsese at NYU’s Graduate Film School—has earned him over 30 honors, including a Student Academy Award, Rolling Stone's Best Video of the Year, multiple Cine Golden Eagle and Telly Awards, and an Emmy nomination for his documentary work on CNN. His projects have aired on HBO and BBC4 and have been showcased at international film festivals, with screenings in Tokyo, Moscow, Paris, and the Museum of Modern Art.
A global traveler for both work and pleasure, Mark splits his time between New York City and the Hudson Valley with his wife, Yancey, a renowned gallerist.
