Mark Sincevich is Executive Director of the Digital Photography Institute (DPI). The mission of the DPI is to educate consumers and photography enthusiasts in order to become better photographers and to help them both save and make money. Mark is also Chief Perspective Officer of his company, Leading with Focus, and he is the founder of Staash Press.
Mark has always had a knack for photography and computers. In addition to receiving a Bachelor's degree in Economics and a second Bachelor's in Psychology from the University of Maryland at College Park, he spent 13 years working in the computer field in sales and marketing for such companies as Apple Computer, Silicon Graphics, and BakBone Software.
The methodology that Mark teaches and has written about in his book,
Snap: The Ultimate Guide to Digital Photography for the Consumer, was inspired by his experience of taking complicated technical subjects while in the computer field and making them more understandable in front of a non-technical audience. Mark specializes in four areas of photography: architectural, editorial, event, and travel. He creates fine art images mostly from his personal travel photography archive and has sold them to collectors all over the world.
Mark was an official photographer at George W. Bush's second inauguration, and he is frequently quoted in the media by such organizations as the Associated Press (AP), MSNBC,
PC magazine and
Spirit (Southwest Airlines in-flight magazine). His photography and writing have been published all over the United States in such places as the
Washington Post Magazine,
AAA World magazine and
Washington SmartCEO magazine.
Mark is an adjunct professor at American University, a member of the ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers), a former instructor at the Washington School of Photography and a member of the National Speakers Association (NSA). Mark believes in the power of photography and its ability to increase perspective and awareness. He incorporated his photography background and the experience of working for other organizations to create the Staash Perspective System (SPS). The SPS teaches that simplicity leads to more powerful communications and leadership. In fact, Mark works with organizations to develop leaders with more focus and creativity, and he uses a unique photography angle in his speaking programs and writing.
Some of his customers include Bank of America, Sheraton Hotels, Iceland Air, the Arthritis Foundation, SAIC and the Greater Washington Initiative. In between his photography and speaking assignments, Mark can be found spending time with his family outside the Washington, DC area or writing in cafés with character.
He can be reached at his
website.
