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MARK VOLLMER Mark Vollmer is an award-winning outdoor photographer & teacher, freelance writer and geologist based in Reno, Nevada. His illustrated feature articles have appeared in Nevada Magazine, and his images have been widely published in regional books, calendars and brochures. Mark’s first book, Tahoe Rim Trail, Exploring the Jewel, which he authored and co-photographed with Reno photographer Scott Sady, broke sales records in Reno and Tahoe area bookstores upon its 2003 release. Mark’s love of photography began with family outings to the Grand Canyon and other Southwest locales as a youngster in Arizona, and later while earning his geology degree in Northern Arizona University. He enjoys sharing with photo workshop students his knowledge and passion for the West that grew out of these early journeys. A student of Galen Rowell, Frans Lanting and David Muench, Mark has taught photo workshops of his own for Truckee Meadows Community College, Tahoe Rim Trail Association, and Washoe County Parks. In April 2007, TMCC honored Mark with its Teaching Excellence Award. Mark also photographs fragile habitats endangered by encroaching development for local non-profit groups such as the Nevada Land Conservancy, and seasonal garden splendor of the Wilbur D. May Arboretum for its fundraising projects at Rancho San Rafael Park. Mark’s photographs have hung in galleries in Reno, Sacramento, and South Lake Tahoe. Mark has been matching slides to music for over 20 years. “Native Nevada” reveals his love for Nevada’s rich natural and cultural heritage.
“NATIVE NEVADA”
A multi-media slide show by award-winning photographer Mark Vollmer.
“Native Nevada” celebrates Nevada’s unique natural and cultural heritage in an evocative journey of slide images and music: the desert landscape and the storms that shape it; the native flora and fauna; and the prehistoric and historic cultures that left behind intriguing remnants of their life and times, such as rock art and picturesque ghost towns. Ultimately, this beautiful program depicts our human interactions with all that represents Native Nevada, and defines who we are as Nevadans. |