Mark Newman

Mark Newman's career as a writer and photographer of natural history subjects has spanned more than four decades and all seven continents. During that time he has published fifteen books with one of the most popular, Polar Bears, released by Henry Holt, having received recognition from the National Council of Teachers of English and the School Library Journal. Newman's images have appeared in publications worldwide, included being selected twice for Canadian postage stamps. They have been featured on the covers of such magazines as Audubon and National Wildlife, as well as for Sierra Club poster art prints and cards. Other photo credits include National Geographic and Reader's Digest books, Newsweek, Oxford Scientific Films, Life and Natural History magazines, the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and in many dozens of calendars and advertisements.Some of his published books include Bears of the World (Facts on File, NYC); Kangaroos: The Marvelous Mob (Facts on File, NYC); Animals of the Alaska Zoo; and Golden, which is a novel about a wild horse and a young girl in the Wyoming wilderness. Newman spent nine weeks on location in the then Soviet Union working on a project entitled The Natural History of Siberia, being one of the first Americans allowed to visit the remote Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve, home to the endangered Amur tiger.Home base is currently Anchorage, Alaska, but Newman spends most of the year traveling on various photo and writing projects around the world. Recent trips have been to the Galapagos and the rest of Ecuador, Costa Rica, Peru, and Panama. He enjoys physical activities such as skiing, camping, hiking, biking, tennis, jogging, and kayaking. He has one daughter and two granddaughters who live in Alaska.