AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHER, MARK ZISSIS

As a completely self-taught artist, award-winning landscape photographer, Mark Zissis is internationally recognised for capturing Australia’s sheer beauty. Mark’s Limited Edition images of Australia are sought after by private & corporate collectors throughout the world.

The online gallery is home to some truly majestic pieces of work and if you’re looking for a piece of artwork that looks positively resplendent from every angle, this is certainly where you need to be focusing your attention.

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AWARD WINNING PHOTOGRAPHY

Mark now shoots with a traditional Linhof Technorama 6 X 17 panoramic medium format film camera with a 3:1 ratio as well as high-end medium format / 35mm Digital Cameras. Film images are drum scanned in a lab by Mark, producing 1.2 gig digital files. Pictures are framed at various lengths, such as five-minute window. This is visible in the end result. Once the film is developed, the colour transparency shows an amazing amount of colour saturation no other camera can come close to capturing.

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CREATIVE VISION – ACRYLIC BLOCKS

Getting the perfect image is like uncovering a hidden treasure, a moment frozen in time that encapsulates beauty, emotion, and story all at once. It’s the culmination of patience, skill, and creative vision, resulting in a visual masterpiece that resonates with viewers on a profound level.

What makes the pursuit of the perfect image so special is the journey it entails. It’s about immersing oneself in the world, observing with a keen eye, and waiting for that magical convergence of light, composition, and subject that transforms a scene into something extraordinary. It’s a process of discovery and exploration, where each frame tells a unique story and reveals a new facet of Australia’s boundless wonders.

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CAPTURING AUSTRALIA

Mark has been shooting landscape images of Australia for more than 17 years. His signature style of capturing images shows throughout his work. The world we live in is bursting with natural beauty and without a shadow of a doubt, Mark manages to capture the very essence of this beauty through his truly awe-inspiring prints.

Award-winning images of Mark’s collection have been on display in various expo’s alongside the country’s best photographers. Mark’s passion for photography began in 1998 when his late grandfather gave him a camera, for a road trip to the outback, Bourke NSW to photograph a remote property for a magazine publication. He developed a style of capturing images, and from that day forward he was addicted to photography. He learnt the art of using medium format film camera’s and purchasing his own drum scanner.

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THE MAKING OF A MASTERPIECE

Mark is one of few photographers in Australia to drum scan his own 6 X 17 colour transparencies in lab, each image is oil mounted to a drum. Every part of the film has to undergo a thorough tight scrutinising process ensuring the image can be used as a limited edition. Once the perfect transparency is selected the image is ready for Drum scanning, Heidelberg Linotype – Hell Tango 64 bit LAB colour at 1.2 gig of data turning film into a very large digital file ready for printing.

Limited Editions of high quality are developed using the latest in Silver Halide Technology. Each print must live up to Mark’s standards in production from colour match to signing and numbering, face mounting and custom framing. The quality of Mark’s images reflects the integrity and dedication to his life passion.