Mark, when did you realise you wanted to be a photographer? I first thought I might want to pursue photography when I was nine years old. Our family owned a Diana camera and I loved the idea that I could make a record of our life in Havelock North.
What was your path to becoming a pro? I studied photography at high school, then went on to do a. That was followed by a stint at the in the mid-1980s, and I’ve been operating as a freelance photographer ever since.