Baynes Media

Baynes Media is Mark Baynes. For many years Baynes Photography was Mark Baynes but that description just does not fit any more.

Formal education

I have a professional qualification in photography from an institution which was so bad I refuse to mention its name. Budding photographers should use the street as their college and books as their tutors.

I have a BA in Computing and Artificial Intelligence and an MA in Media Studies (Multimedia) from the University of Sussex.

Documentary photography

I am a documentary photographer by instinct and am currently based in Wapping, east London, U.K.

You can see where my work has been published here.

I specialise in news, editorial and reportage. With over 17 years experience of professional photography I have adapted my knowledge of film techniques to digital capture and production methods.

I work in a variety of different ways, on commission, working with an agency or simply travelling abroad and photographing what I find.

While living in Bilbao in the Basque Country, I documented the traditions and customs of the Basque people, particularly folk dance.

I am now living in Wapping and after a year of living here I am starting to document the unique urban landscape in which I am lucky enough to live.

Photo geek details

I use Canon stills gear and have an extensive Mac based digital work flow setup including more RAID drives than you can shake a stick at.

Video is mainly shot using a Canon XF300. I sometimes use a Canon 5D Mk2 for video work, but it’s usually more trouble than it’s worth. Having the option is extremely useful though.

Web geek details

I use a wide variety of software tools to produce multimedia content including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Lightroom, Apple’s Final Cut Pro and iMovie and Soundslides.

This site is was built with WordPress and a customised version of the Mansion theme from Graph Paper Press.

HTML, CSS and PHP was edited in BBEdit.