We’re looking forward to introducing you to Mark Indig. Check out our conversation below.
Hi Mark, thank you so much for taking time out of your busy day to share your story, experiences and insights with our readers. Let’s jump right in with an interesting one: What do the first 90 minutes of your day look like?
That’s an easy one. Exercise. 5-7a, seven days a week.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I spent over 40 years in film production as a Location Manager, Studio Executive, Unit Production Manager and Producer. It was unrelenting pressure, sleep deprivation, long working hours, being away from home for up to a year at a time and exposure to the elements. But it was a blast and taught me the skills for my current journey of photography. I feel for the current crop of film professionals who have seen work evaporate from LA.
I’m currently working on several long term photo projects, like old rural movie theaters across the US, a study of the very bizarre city of Vernon, lonely trees in industrial parks and the images I’ve submitted here, about the smallness of humans in the landscape.
Interspersed with these projects, I try to do around one photo/travel road tip every couple of months. These projects, along with my previous film life, have brought me to 55 countries and all 50 states many times over.
Amazing, so let’s take a moment to go back in time. Who taught you the most about work?
The many film crews I’ve worked with over the years, from top to bottom. If you happen to pass by a film set at a given moment, it may seem like nothing is happening, but these people work HARD.
If you could say one kind thing to your younger self, what would it be?
To read and understand the principles of Stoicism when I first started working. I don’t agree with all of it, but a central theme is to always do your best and things will work out. It was the 2nd part that always worried me.
So a lot of these questions go deep, but if you are open to it, we’ve got a few more questions that we’d love to get your take on. Whom do you admire for their character, not their power?
Christopher Hitchens, the great and fearless intellectual writer and debater. As an atheist, he was always the underdog.
Okay, so let’s keep going with one more question that means a lot to us: If you knew you had 10 years left, what would you stop doing immediately?
I probably do only have +/- 10 years left at age 76, so stop worrying about things out of my control, which is another Stoic principle.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://markindigphoto.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.indig.3/
Image Credits
All by Mark Indig
