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Mark Dubovoy

Mark Dubovoy

Mark Dubovoy is a well-known photographer, educator, writer and businessman. His images are a unique combination of impeccable aesthetics, a deep love for nature and flawless technique. His unique background, starting in the darkroom as a child, combined with a long-term career in science and technology, are clearly evident in his work. He is a master printer in many traditional and digital methods and considers printing an integral part of the creative process. Mark’s love of the technical aspects of photography is only exceeded by his passion to reveal and document the natural landscape, the hidden beauty in objects and the personalities of wild animals. While his main area of focus is landscape photography, he has also completed a number of projects photographing the animals of Africa, rare automobiles and images of flowers. His photographs are included in a number of private collections, as well as the permanent collections of major Museums, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Monterey Art Museum, the Berkeley Art Museum, the Museum of Modern Art in Nanao Japan and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Mexico City. His images have also been published in a number of magazines and books, including the Best of Photography Annual, International Edition. Mark is a highly regarded technical expert in many aspects of photography. As such, he has been and continues to be an advisor, consultant and early tester for a number of manufacturers of high quality photographic products. Mark has also been a major contributor to a number of print and online publications. He has been an instructor and a leader of photographic expeditions and workshops around the world, including places like Antarctica, Iceland, Africa, Mexico and others. Prior to founding Photo Aesthetics, Mark was a regular contributor to PHOTO Technique magazine and Editor-at-Large of The Luminous Landscape. Mark holds a BS degree in Physics from the National University of Mexico, and MA and Ph.D degrees in Physics from the University of California at Berkeley. In addition to his involvement in photography, he has had a long and successful career in science, technology and early stage companies in Silicon Valley

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Is the Photo Equipment Supply Chain Totally Broken?

Impala Kill Camera: Temporarily Unavailable.  Lens:  Temporarily Unavailable Temporarily Unavailable Those two words seem to be the order of the day for just about any...
Mark Dubovoy

Mark Dubovoy

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June 16, 2011

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8 minutes read


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The Paper That Almost Got Away

Rain Storm, Moab Utah Leica S2, 180 mm lens Periodic Meetings Are Good I try to meet periodically with photographers and other people with some...
Mark Dubovoy

Mark Dubovoy

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June 10, 2011

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6 minutes read


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PhaseOne IQ 180 Field Review

Through the Rocks ALPA SWA, IQ 180 Back at ISO 100, Rodenstock APO Digaron 180 mm lens (Notice that in spite of the long focal...
Mark Dubovoy

Mark Dubovoy

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May 14, 2011

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21 minutes read


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Does Equipment Affect Creativity? Some New Jewels From ALPA

by Mark Dubovoy "Blue Rolls" Three image Panoramic.  ALPA STC, Rodenstock APO Digaron 60 mm lens Have you ever been stuck in a photographic funk?...
Mark Dubovoy

Mark Dubovoy

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February 11, 2011

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21 minutes read


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PhaseOne IQ 180. First Impressions

Stanford University. PhaseOne 645DF camera with IQ 180 back and Schneider 110 mm lens  PhaseOne IQ Backs  PhaseOne announced their next generation of digital backs, the...
Mark Dubovoy

Mark Dubovoy

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February 4, 2011

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18 minutes read


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Are your pictures out of focus?

"Lilac Breasted Roller" Canon 1Ds MKIII with 400mm DO lens wide open Introduction One of the questions I get asked the most is :  Why...
Mark Dubovoy

Mark Dubovoy

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January 20, 2011

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11 minutes read


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PhotoKit Sharpener 2

Introduction Pixel Genius, http://www.pixelgenius.com, has just released Version 2 of its well known Photoshop Plug-in for sharpening.  If you are a current PhotoKit (Version 1) user,...
Mark Dubovoy

Mark Dubovoy

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January 14, 2011

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6 minutes read


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The end of an era

Kodachrome 25 Film.  Leica MP, Noctilux lens at F/1.0 The last roll of Kodachrome film is scheduled to be processed today by Dwayne's Photo in...
Mark Dubovoy

Mark Dubovoy

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December 31, 2010

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1 minute read