About Mark Christian Photography

I am an editorial, corporate and commercial photographer based in St. Louis.

Originally, from Southeast Missouri, I had my first front page photo published by the Sikeston Standard-Democrat at the age of 16. I did my undergraduate work at Central Methodist University, where I was inspired by Dale Graham, who studied with Ansel Adams.   I did graduate work in journalism at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, while shooting two or three assignments a week for the Associated Press and teaching photojournalism and design.

Prior to being recruited to St. Louis by The Sporting News, I worked at The Tennessean in Nashville, The Springfield Journal-Register, The Peoria Journal-Star, The Leader-Telegram in western Wisconsin and The Gazette in eastern Iowa.

I have spent several months traveling around border towns between Mexico and Texas while documenting the work of  missionaries, went dog sledding and ice fishing along the Canadian border, traveled throughout Europe while studying at the Goethe Institute, covered many major entertainment and sports events, and was chosen to be the photo editor of the Gannett Disaster Response team for my work during Hurricane Katrina.

My work has been honored by NPPA's Best of Photojournalism, the Society of News Design, Gannett and the Associated Press.