Fashion photography is more than just photographing beautiful models in the latest clothing trends. Extraordinary fashion photography combines art direction, creativity, an unique perspective and photographic mastery to produce brilliant works of art. The works of Mark O’Sullivan were forwarded to my attention from one of our loyal readers…Thanks so much for bringing my attention to this wonderful artist!

Mark O’Sullivan is an English; freelance fashion photographer working between Paris and London since 1998. His minimalistic production, humorous style and often awkward but beautiful images caught the attention of Fashion designer David Szeto who proposed the two collaborate on a no-name magazine; theme under the influence. The magazine was first presented as a look book in the format of a broadsheet newspaper with images that could be pulled out and pinned to the wall. The theme of the magazine became it’s title ‘Under the influence magazine’.

After just two issues Mark took over the creative direction of the magazine and formed a partnership with art director Susan Connie Marsh in September 2008, incorporating under the influence publishing Ltd.

Mark’s photography work has been published in magazines such as:
Under the influence
i-D
Sunday Times style
Ds
the Guardian
Traffic
Stimuli
Playboy Édition Française
Androgyny
Beaux arts ‘la mode dans le monde’
Style & the family tunes
Icon
Heaven
Oyster
Vogue Brazil
WAD