Original photography · Mark Lewensohn
Each collection is a sustained encounter with a single place, season, or quality of light — photographed over time, never forced.
"The colours are so strong in real life, changing second by second — I have to tone them down so people can absorb them."— Mark Lewensohn
Venue name · City, State
Venue name · City, State
Venue name · City, State
What happens when the light in front of you is so vivid, so alive, that a faithful reproduction would overwhelm anyone who looks at it?
I arrived before sunrise and stayed until the colours collapsed into grey. What happened in between is what photography is for.
Eight years on, the same camera. There are reasons — and they have nothing to do with specifications.
I photograph the natural world — lakes, skies, light in transition. The images begin in moments of almost unbearable colour and aliveness, and my work is the process of bringing them to a form that can be lived with.
All photographs are original works, created and owned entirely by me. I do not use heavy post-processing. The colours you see have been toned down from what I witnessed.
Based in the Chicago area. Available for select commissions and exhibitions.
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