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BIO

Mark Klotz is a Burnaby-based photographer whose work focuses on documentary and street photography, public theatre, and dance. His photographs are grounded in an interest in people, human behaviour, and the candid moments that unfold within public spaces.

Working in both analog and digital photography, Mark uses formats ranging from 35mm to medium format, often incorporating experimental film stocks, vintage cameras, and unconventional techniques into his practice. His approach combines a strong technical foundation with experimentation, allowing the characteristics and occasional unpredictability of the photographic process itself to become part of the visual language of his work.

While much of his work is rooted in traditional photographic processes, Mark remains open to experimentation, including techniques such as freelensing, alternative approaches to film, and the creative use of both contemporary and vintage photographic equipment.

Whether photographing the spontaneous interactions of everyday life or the movement and expression of performers, Mark approaches photography as an act of observation: a way of recognizing and preserving moments that might otherwise pass unnoticed.

A graduate of BCIT’s Media Techniques for Business and Studio Lighting and Film programs, Mark’s photography has been widely published, exhibited internationally, and recognized in international photography competitions.

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Exhibitions

2026 - Gallery 881 ANOTHER ROOM: Salon des Refusés April 1 - 30, 2026 Vancouver

2025 - Ethereal. Glasgow Gallery of Photography (opening Oct 2025) 2025 - Festival á Aubusson / Creuse, France
2024 - Street Exhibition. Glasgow Gallery of Photography
2024 - International Photography Awards (IPA), Honourable Mention
2018 - Hot One Inch Action, one-night juried show of Button Art, Vancouver

Books & Zines

2026 - #176 February issue of Black & White 2026 Single Image Contest winner Photojournalism/Documentary

2025 - Latente, An Analogue Photography Fanzine: Issue 4 2023 - Book Cover Photo: Canadian Radio Astronomy; Young Science in a Young Country, by Jasper Wall, Professor of Astrophysics, University of British Columbia and
Visiting Professor, Oxford University, UK

2023 - Plastic Perspective, A Holga Zine: Issue 4

Published Photos & Events

2023–2025 - Linda Arkelian's Master Ballet Bringing Artists Together Events, SFU Woodwards 2022 - Small Stage Diva Show, Gastown

2021 - Small Stage (Movement Enterprises Society). The #LoveBubble Project. Summer 2021 & The Winter Series 2021

2021 - Arts Umbrella Dance Company. Winter 2021 Mixed Nuts promotional photos.
2019 - Hapa Collaborative. The Polygon Plaza photos featuring Ballet Bloch Canada dancers.

2019 - CBC Editorial photos of Ballet Edmonton’s Diego Ramalho

2019 - Small Stage Summer Dance Series
2018 - Dance Centre Annual Open House. Linda Arkelian’s Master Ballet Event 2018 - Emily Carr Dance Fall Event. Linda Arkelian’s Master Ballet Event 2018–2005

Getty Images Contributor: Creative and Editorial Stock Photography

Editorial Work
2018
- Pique News Magazine
- The Oliver Chronicle
- The Burnaby Now
- The Georgia Straight. Editorial - The Tyee
- Building Magazine
- Daily Hive Vancouver
- Cascadia Magazine
- UBC News
- Ricochet Media
- Canadian Enquirer
- Policy Note (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives)

2017
- CBC News
- ThinkPol Media
- The Tyee
- Ricochet Media
-The National Observer - 604Now

2016
- The Narwhal

- Vancouver Magazine - Daily Hive Vancouver

2015
- Huffington Post.

- Daily Hive Vancouver
- The Common Sense Canadian - The Vancouver Observer

2014
- Vancouver Observer

- Canada’s National Observer - Vice
- The Cascade

2013 - The Georgia Straight
2012 - The Georgia Straight
2008 - Men’s Vogue October issue

Education

Seeing Through Photographs. MoMA online course Media Techniques for Business, BCIT
Studio Lighting and Film, BCIT