Books
Illuminations: Expressions of the Personal Spiritual Experience
2006, Ten Speed Press, Hardback, 160pp
Internationally released compilation
www.IlluminationsBook.com
Remembering to Live: Visual Poems for the Journey
2003 Evolving Editions, Hardback, 96 pp
Nationally released collection of photography & poetry
www.VisualPoems.com
Photography
Biography
Mark L Tompkins is a photographer, writer, and editor, living in Seattle.
In the last decade, Mark’s work has been featured in seven solo shows (including FotoFest 2004) and six group shows (including The Center for Fine Art Photography, The Houston Center for Photography, and The Vancouver Photography Arts Society). In his early career Mark focused on underwater photography, winning six national and internationals awards. Mark’s photography is in numerous collections including the Museum of Fine Arts Houston.
Mark has appeared 15 times on National Public Radio (NPR) in the United States discussing the creative processes. He has also been a guest lecturer at A&M University (Texas) and held workshops at various other venues including the Los Angeles Yoga Expo; the Houston Writers Festival; Borders; and Barnes & Noble.
Mark is President and Founder of Evolving Editions, a publishing house dedicated to promoting interfaith and cross cultural understanding and empathy.
Mark Tompkins was born in Brownsville, Texas. Spending most of his early life outside the United States, he attended Tawa Collage in New Zealand and the University of Texas in Austin where he earned a Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering. He spends much of his time traveling.