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With more than twenty years of experience, Mark Leet is passionate about photography. At a young age, he had the opportunity to study black and white photography with Ansel Adams and today he has continued practicing some of those techniques. Mark enjoys photographing the many facets of daily life and digital photography has allowed him to take his art to a different level. His most moving and inspiring project was photographing individuals and families affected by September 11th for the September 11th Fund.

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