Hi, my name is Mark. Thanks for visiting. Born in Annapolis, MD. Went to college in Salem, VA. Moved back to Maryland for four years, then to northern California. Fifteen years in the scientific instruments business. Lived in Madison, WI for three years, then the company asked me to move over to Japan. Lived in Tokyo 1989-1992. Went back to Maryland again, then after a year and a half, decided the East Coast was not for me, and relocated to Arizona. Played guitar in various rock and country bands in Tucson, sunlighted [it's like "moonlighting", only it happens during the day] as a Web site designer. Almost moved to NY for a girl, but it didn't work out. Started doing the Web site for <a href="http://www.airrace.org" target='_blank'>the Reno Air Races</a>. Bought a Canon EOS-1D and started taking photography much more seriously. Got recruited to go back to Tokyo and worked for a radio programming company, building audio and video media for stores and the Web. Still did the Air Races. Bought more cameras and lenses. After years and years of using Windows, and eventually custom-building my own computers from parts, I bought my first Macintosh laptop. Three years later - no more PCs, no more Windows. One file server running Unix and several Macs - at home and at work. Moved out of Tokyo down the coast to the Izu Peninsula. Ocean. Mountains. Space. Only a hundred thousand people instead of 12 million. Still come up to the Big City regularly for work. Started traveling too much for my "day job". Trying to make more time for photography and music. http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/photos/605861423_qJKkw-Ti.jpg http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/ 2009-11-28T11:52:42Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com">Mark Johnston</a><br />Afficiondos of sushi will be familiar with that green horse-radish-like paste called "wasabi" that always accompanies raw fish. Wasabi is the root of a plant that requires lots of clear, co ...</p><p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/8761762_gKKsL#157358182_7RWwW" title="Afficiondos of sushi will be familiar with that green horse-radish-like paste called "wasabi" that always accompanies raw fish. Wasabi is the root of a plant that requires lots of clear, co ..."><img src="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/0721-g5z7788-7789/157358182_7RWwW-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="124" alt="Afficiondos of sushi will be familiar with that green horse-radish-like paste called "wasabi" that always accompanies raw fish. Wasabi is the root of a plant that requires lots of clear, co ..." title="Afficiondos of sushi will be familiar with that green horse-radish-like paste called "wasabi" that always accompanies raw fish. Wasabi is the root of a plant that requires lots of clear, co ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-08T05:11:29Z Mark Johnston http://markjohnston.smugmug.com http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/0721-g5z7788-7789/157358182_7RWwW-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com">Mark Johnston</a> </p><p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/8761762_gKKsL#579952916_VnDuf" title="Mark Johnston's photo"><img src="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/0918-r3z4983-4984tm1/579952916_VnDuf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Mark Johnston's photo" title="Mark Johnston's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-05T17:03:18Z Mark Johnston http://markjohnston.smugmug.com http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/0918-r3z4983-4984tm1/579952916_VnDuf-Th.jpg 2009-04-00 07:38:12 <p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com">Mark Johnston</a><br />A waterfall pours mountain water into the ocean on the Eastern coast of Japan's Izu Penninsula.</p><p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/8761762_gKKsL#579929134_qctx5" title="A waterfall pours mountain water into the ocean on the Eastern coast of Japan's Izu Penninsula."><img src="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/0844-r3z8615-8617/579929134_qctx5-Th.jpg" width="118" height="150" alt="A waterfall pours mountain water into the ocean on the Eastern coast of Japan's Izu Penninsula." title="A waterfall pours mountain water into the ocean on the Eastern coast of Japan's Izu Penninsula." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-01T19:18:52Z Mark Johnston http://markjohnston.smugmug.com http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/0844-r3z8615-8617/579929134_qctx5-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com">Mark Johnston</a><br />The smooth sandstone walls of Antelope Canyon, carved by rushing water, approach within an arm's length of each other in some places.</p><p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Antelope-Canyon-Arizona/8758260_QiY5R#579587216_3P3Z8" title="The smooth sandstone walls of Antelope Canyon, carved by rushing water, approach within an arm's length of each other in some places."><img src="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Antelope-Canyon-Arizona/0723-r3z0791/579587216_3P3Z8-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="The smooth sandstone walls of Antelope Canyon, carved by rushing water, approach within an arm's length of each other in some places." title="The smooth sandstone walls of Antelope Canyon, carved by rushing water, approach within an arm's length of each other in some places." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-28T12:00:12Z Mark Johnston http://markjohnston.smugmug.com http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Antelope-Canyon-Arizona/0723-r3z0791/579587216_3P3Z8-Th-1.jpg 2007-06-09 03:13:57 <p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com">Mark Johnston</a><br />Many local festivals are held throughout Japan, especially in Spring and Fall. At the Hida Takayama festival, massive wheeled floats, some centuries old, are drawn through the town by teams ...</p><p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/8761762_gKKsL#157368221_tCMnp" title="Many local festivals are held throughout Japan, especially in Spring and Fall. At the Hida Takayama festival, massive wheeled floats, some centuries old, are drawn through the town by teams ..."><img src="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/112C8744/157368221_tCMnp-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="110" alt="Many local festivals are held throughout Japan, especially in Spring and Fall. At the Hida Takayama festival, massive wheeled floats, some centuries old, are drawn through the town by teams ..." title="Many local festivals are held throughout Japan, especially in Spring and Fall. At the Hida Takayama festival, massive wheeled floats, some centuries old, are drawn through the town by teams ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-08T05:13:01Z Mark Johnston http://markjohnston.smugmug.com http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/112C8744/157368221_tCMnp-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com">Mark Johnston</a><br />Himjei Castle, also called the White Heron Castle, is considered the best-preserved castle in Japan. The original structure, more of a fortified building than a castle, was built in 1346. Fu ...</p><p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/8761762_gKKsL#157364905_Em2RD" title="Himjei Castle, also called the White Heron Castle, is considered the best-preserved castle in Japan. The original structure, more of a fortified building than a castle, was built in 1346. Fu ..."><img src="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/0715-y3g7907/157364905_Em2RD-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="106" alt="Himjei Castle, also called the White Heron Castle, is considered the best-preserved castle in Japan. The original structure, more of a fortified building than a castle, was built in 1346. Fu ..." title="Himjei Castle, also called the White Heron Castle, is considered the best-preserved castle in Japan. The original structure, more of a fortified building than a castle, was built in 1346. Fu ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-08T05:02:59Z Mark Johnston http://markjohnston.smugmug.com http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/0715-y3g7907/157364905_Em2RD-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com">Mark Johnston</a><br />Autumn leaves on a quiet pathway in Tokyo's Shinjuku Gyoen garden. The focus/out-of-focus effect was accomplished with a special lens on the camera, not by altering the image digitally.</p><p><a href="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/8761762_gKKsL#157356364_Gcvnv" title="Autumn leaves on a quiet pathway in Tokyo's Shinjuku Gyoen garden. The focus/out-of-focus effect was accomplished with a special lens on the camera, not by altering the image digitally."><img src="http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/0548-g5z8141/157356364_Gcvnv-Th-1.jpg" width="106" height="150" alt="Autumn leaves on a quiet pathway in Tokyo's Shinjuku Gyoen garden. The focus/out-of-focus effect was accomplished with a special lens on the camera, not by altering the image digitally." title="Autumn leaves on a quiet pathway in Tokyo's Shinjuku Gyoen garden. The focus/out-of-focus effect was accomplished with a special lens on the camera, not by altering the image digitally." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-08T04:40:52Z Mark Johnston http://markjohnston.smugmug.com http://markjohnston.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Japan-Landscapes/0548-g5z8141/157356364_Gcvnv-Th-1.jpg