I'm Mark N, a commercial + editorial photographer based in Southwest Missouri. 

I reside in Joplin MO, the heart of the midwest; conveniently resting in the center of a "metropolis diamond" (I also coin exciting marketing terms) that includes Tulsa OK, Kansas City MO, Fayetteville AR, and Springfield MO. Joplin is where my home is, but I'm always wiling to travel as many miles as it takes.

ABOUT THE WORK

I have over 15 years experience photographing for various companies, creatives, private clients and publications. I bring my portable ‘studio’ with me wherever I go, drawing from technical experience and a creative eye get a strong set of fresh quality images in any situation.

I also believe in having fun while you work. My marketing background helps me work well with clients to plan out the details for shoot days, and my 'on set' demeanor sets people at ease, making everything easier for clients, models and art directors. Sense of humor also helps. (I like to bring out the dad joke in everyone).

Check out the galleries and case studies to get a feel for my work! 

About the photographer

My full name is Mark Neuenschwander- if you can get the pronunciation right, I'll give you a hug the first time we meet. It'll be a firm, pleasant hug, but not overly long or uncomfortable. 

I have a lovely wife of 18 years who works as a fiber artist, potter, and professional content editor. We keep a couple of mini-us’s around, which means a house full of personality and ridiculousness. 

I enjoy living in a small city thinking of becoming a big one. To quote my friend Tim, Joplin is too big of a town to have a Dairy Queen yet small enough of a town to still be excited about going to Hardee’s. That's about the right size for me (though, admittedly, we do have a Dairy Queen now).  

I contribute to local artist culture in whatever ways I can. My “other job” (the one that doesn’t pay) is executive director of “The Joplin Toad”, a magazine and arts platform celebrating the creativity, humor, and culture of Joplin Missouri.

I'm a guzzler of snobby coffees, a movie nerd of the highest order, a mustache cultivator, a vinyl collector, and an unfortunately consistent dad-joke teller.