Born in small town Ontario, I, Mark Coffey grew up surrounded by small plots of owner operate
d pastoral farmlands. This early connection to the land is deeply embedded in my thinking and way of life. I took this love of land and ecology into my studies, obtaining an Environmental Sciences degree from Trent University, in Peterborough Ontario. Following adventure I pursued summers of canoe guiding and winters of ski patrolling for a time before the draw of the mountains led me to set up roots in the interior of British Columbia. I now call Kelowna home, in the heart of the Okanagan basin.
Documentary photography had always been part of my explorations but it wasn’t until settling into Kelowna that I began to see my art form as a career. The art and career have been developing since starting Mark Coffey Photography in 2006.
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