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PBS Newshour
I had a chance to speak to PBS’s Jefferey Brown about black artists reclaiming their narrative in the public eye with photography
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My Kit
Here’s my kit:
Bodies
Canon T5i
This is the camera I started off with. I learned the basics of Aperture, ISO and shutter speed with this bad boy.
** 2019-2020 5D Mark 4 **
My current digital workhorse. It’s basically the Mark 3 with a few more features.
2017-2019 5D…
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Format Creative Spotlight: Mark Clennon
I had the privilege of being featured by Format! (the platform that I used to build this site)
Read more about some of my favorite projects here
https://www.format.com/magazine/spotlights/photography/mark-clennon
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Looking Back: One year since I quit my job.
Photo by Jeremiah Dancel
video by Freako
Wow.
So it’s been a year.
The past twelve months have felt so short, but at the same time, October 2017 feels like a lifetime ago.I didn’t sign up to be an “entrepreneur.” I simply wanted to pursue my happiest life and I…
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Kenneth Cole
Quick content collaboration featuring me.
Shot by Jarrod Anderson
Video by JR Ruffin
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Paths
I had a moment this week
A friend of mine Natasha Benjamin contacted me about a job documenting the “#saveourcity” housing protests.
The weather was not ideal.
Pouring rain, no umbrella - nothing to keep my camera dry.
For a moment, with my hoodie completely soaked, I thought of my…
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Pressure
As you probably already know, I announced that I quit my job
In the past few days, I’ve been showered with “congratulations and “you’re an inspiration” via text, call, tweet and post.
And to be honest,
I’m not sure how I feel about it.
Though I appreciate the love, I’m…
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Introducing MarkClennon.com
video shot by rasheed ingram
Hello family. After months planning & consideration, I’ve decided to quit my job to pursue photography full-time.
I’m taking this leap of faith because if I don’t, I’ll know I’ll regret trying for the rest of my life.
My mission as an artist is to…
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Transition
August 17th 03:41
Made a new email address for the leap - Mark@MarkClennon.com
I wrote an email to myself from my work email (@oath) to my new email
Here’s a small snippet:
“ASK
ask.
Respond.
Urgency.
Be smart.
Lord I hope I’m smart.”
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August 25th 0:20
Haven’t been sleeping…
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