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Marc
Davis is a fine art photographer specializing in landscapes of California and
the Southwest. You can see some of his photography
on permanent
display at the Bagel Street Cafe in
Blackhawk. You might also find his
pieces at the First Street Ale House, Dougherty Station Art Gallery,
Firehouse Arts Center /
Harrington Gallery, California State Fair, Alameda County Fair,
San Mateo County Fair, Livermore Public Library,
local wineries, the Bankhead
Theater / Bothwell Arts Center, as well as various other businesses and publications
throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. In early December "Granite
Ablaze" will be on permanent display in the U.S. Forest Service
Building gallery in Washington, DC.
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January 2012. " Yosemite and Environs" exhibition at the
Firehouse Arts Center in Pleasanton
Jan 19 - Feb 15. I have seven pieces on display, including many being
shown for the first time. Several of the images that aren't new
are presented differently than they've ever been shown. The pieces on
display are: "Granite
Ablaze," "Yosemite Valley Sunrise," "Spires at Sunrise," "Bridalveil Creek," "Firefall
at Horsetail Falls," "Cascade Falls," and "Glacier Point Sunrise."
December 2011.
Here is the Press Release for the California Shines
Capitol Christmas Tree honor. Locally
Patch
and the
Times
published the story.
October 18, 2011.
"Granite
Ablaze" is the winner of the California
Shines Contest! I will be flying to Washington, DC during
the first week of December, where I will present it to the U.S. Forest Service
Chief at the Chief's Reception. It will permanently hang in a gallery in
the U.S. Forest Building. I will also get to attend to the lighting of the
U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree ("The People's Tree") and a congressional reception.
October 10, 2011.
"Livermore
Farm" is
the First Place winner and People's Choice winner in the 2011
Tri-Valley Conservancy Freeze Frame! Photography Competition!
October 2011. Solo exhibition running at the
First
Street Ale House in Livermore (2106 1st St).
The show will run October 1 - November 30.
September 2011. "Nature's Splendor" solo exhibition at the
Dougherty Station Art Gallery in San Ramon (17011 Bollinger Canyon Rd).
The show will run September 6 - October 28
extended to December 16. This is a large show, with
approximately twenty pieces on exhibit.
September 2011.
"Granite
Ablaze" has won a Merit Award and is on exhibit at the
Firehouse Arts Center Harrington Gallery in Pleasanton (4444 Railroad Ave),
as part of the PAL Members Exhibit. The show will run September 15 -
October 15.
June 2011. All three images juried into the California State Fair, "Determined",
"Granite
Ablaze", and "Window
Of Light", have won awards.
June 2011. At the Alameda County Fair, "Striations"
won Silver, "Determined"
won Honorable Mention, and
"Livermore
Farm"
and "Granite
Ablaze"
both won Fair Director's Choice Awards (purchased for the private collection of
the Alameda County Fair).
May 2011. "Determined",
"Granite
Ablaze", and "Window
Of Light" have been juried into
the 2011 California State Fair. The Fine Arts exhibition runs
through the duration of the fair (July 14-31) at Cal Expo in Sacramento.
May 2011. Exhibition at Panama Red Coffee in Livermore
through June 6.
April, 2011. I will be judging the photography competition at the 2010
San
Mateo County Fair.
February 2011. " Granite
Ablaze" was a finalist in the National
Parks "Share the Experience" photo contest, which had more than six thousand
entries this year.
January 2011. Images on display at the Robert Livermore Community
Center in the LAA Winter Show.
November 2010. Images on display at the Winter Holiday Art
Show at Dougherty Station Community Center in San Ramon.
August 2010. Images now on permanent
display at the Bagel Street Cafe in Blackhawk.
July 10, 2010. Thank you for voting "Clearing Storm Sunrise"
Public Favorite at the 2010 Alameda County Fair! That is two years running
for the ACF Public Favorite award. All four of my images in the Alameda County
Fair this year won awards!
July 1, 2010. Images on display during July in the
Livermore Art Association's "Our Best Shot" show at the Livermore
Public Library.
June 21, 2010. All four of my pieces
juried into the California State Fair
this year have won awards. The four
images are "Spira Mirabilis Staircase", "Solitude", "Black
Hole Dunes", and "Clearing Storm Sunrise".
These images will be on display while the fair is open, July 14 - August 1.
June 15, 2010. "Spira Mirabilis Staircase
" and "Solitude" have both won Silver at the 2010
Alameda County Fair. "Nature's Palette" was also awarded an Honorable Mention.
These images will be on display while the fair is open, June 23 - July 11.
May 20, 2010. I'm very pleased to write that I just had four images
juried into the California State Fair for exhibition this year. With
nearly 1300 fine art entries and less than 50 photographs juried into the show, I'm honored
and grateful. This year's photography judge is Kurt
Edward Fishback, who grew up around Glen Fishback, Edward
Weston, and Ansel
Adams. A humbling collection of photographers that
helped define landscape photography.
April 17, 2010. I will be judging the photo competition at the 2010
San
Mateo County Fair.
March 20, 2010. Images on display March 20 - May 21 in the "Through
the Glass Eye" photography
exhibit at Deer
Ridge Vineyards in Livermore.
December, 2009. I'm pleased to write that two of my panoramic images, "Clearing
Winter Storm in Monument Valley"
and "Spires at Sunrise", have been selected for
publication in the 2010
Panobook. A jury of professional
photographers selected approximately 130 photos for this
book from more than 1000 submissions.
August 20, 2009. Images on display through August 23 at the San Mateo
County Fair, where I have just won several awards including Exhibitor of the
Year, First Place Color Landscape for "Spires at Sunrise" and First Place Black and
White Landscape for "Sunrise Over Mesa Arch".
July 20, 2009. Thank you for voting "Window
Of Light" Public Favorite at the 2009 Alameda County Fair! The response to this image has been overwhelming.
July 16, 2009. "Spires at Sunrise" has been accepted for
entry and won an award at the
California State Fair, and will be on display when the fair opens starting August
20. This panorama was printed 33" wide with a final, framed display
size of 44" x 22". For comparison, "Clearing Winter Storm in Monument Valley"
was on display at the state fair last year at a final framed size of 57" x
28".
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©Copyright 2006-12 Marc Davis Photography.
All Rights Reserved. Please contact
for licensing information. Thanks for visiting Marc Davis Photography.
Keywords: Thanks
for visiting Mark Davis Photo. Mark Davis focuses on fine art nature
photography, including black and white, landscape, wildlife, nature, desert, and
mountains. He resides in Dublin, CA, in the Tri-Valley part of the San
Francisco Bay Area, near Livermore, Pleasanton, San Ramon, Danville, Castro
Valley, Hayward, Alamo and Walnut Creek. Photo prints available. You can see some of his photography on display at the
Alameda County Fair, California State Fair, San Mateo County Fair, Deer Ridge
Winery, Deer Ridge Winery, and Bankhead
Theater / Bothwell Arts Center, as well as various publications
throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
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