Mark Parascandola

Mark Parascandola is an author and documentary fine-art photographer. His work explores how photography, and the movies, shape our perceptions of history and create ambiguity between reality and make-believe. A PhD epidemiologist by training, he draws on methods of historical and public health research in investigating subjects and locations. Mark was awarded Individual Artist Fellowships from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities 2014 and 2018 and was a Finalist for the Sondheim Prize 2011 and for Critical Mass 2012, 2016 and 2019. Mark's photobook 'Once Upon a Time in Almerķa: The Legacy of Hollywood in Spain' was published by Daylight Books in 2017. The work from that project was the subject of a solo exhibition at the Embassy of Spain in Washington DC and has since traveled to Miami and other locations. His latest photobook 'Once Upon a Time in Shanghai' (Daylight, November 2019) documents the rapidly-expanding movie industry in China.

For more information visit his website at: www.parascandola.com