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Mark Krancer winning the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville Art of Giving Award 2020

  • July 2015 - Founded Kram Kran Photo facebook page

  • September 2015 - Exhibit at Jacksonville Main Library, Downtown

  • October 2015 - Won 1st Place in employee photography contest at Florida Times-Union

  • February 2016 - Won 2nd place in Resident New’s “Why I Love My Neighborhood” photo contest

  • April 2016 - Exhibit at Cool Moose Cafe, Jacksonville

  • December 2016 - Taught “Beginner’s Guide to Photography” at Jacksonville Main Library, Downtown

  • January 2017 - Formally becomes a business as Kram Kran Photo

  • February 2017- Began monthly Artwalks in Downtown Jacksonville

  • March 2017 - 2nd exhibit at Cool Moose Cafe, Jacksonville

  • April - June 2017 - Exhibit of "Blessed Hope" at First Baptist Church, Jacksonville

  • May - July 2017 - “Altered Objects” - Exhibit in Jacksonville Makerspace Gallery, Jacksonville Public Library. 

  • June 24th, 2017 - Taught beginner's photography class at "Altered Objects" exhibit

  • July - October 2017  - Two person show, “On City and Culture”, at the Haskell Gallery, Jacksonville International Airport 

  • July 22 - July 29, 2017 - Black and White Cityscape Exhibit at Galeria6mas 1 in Madrid, Spain

  • September 2017 - 5 and Dime Theatre Company exhibit, "Jacksonville"

  • September 2017 - photo spread feature in First Coast Magazine

  • ​September 2017 - "Kodak Moments" group exhibit at Usagi Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

  • September 2017 - March 2018: "On City and Culture" exhibit at Jacksonville International Airport, Administrative Art Gallery 

  • October 2017 - Jacksonville Magazine feature story

  • October 2017 - Interviewed live on set by WJXT News4Jax

  • October 2017 - Interviewed by Resident News

  • October 2017 - Interviewed live on set by River City Live

  • October 2017 - Interviewed by Void Magazine

  • October 2017 - Interviewed by Prisoner's of Christ

  • December 2017 - Cool Moose Cafe Exhibit of Storm damage

  • February 2018 - Exhibit at 1661 Riverside

  • February 2018 - Interviewed by Resident News

  • March 8th - 12th, 2018 - Digital Showcase at MIA Photo Fair in Milan, Italy

  • Interviewed by Local Goods Market

  • September 2018 - Wins "Best Photographer" in Jacksonville.com's annual Bold City Best competition

  • November 2018 - Moves from his day job to become a full-time photographer

  • December 2018 - Becomes FAA certified drone pilot

  • Early 2019 - Featured in Behind the Scenes of GuruShots Black and White exhibit in Madrid, Spain

  • March 2019 - Interviewed by Prisoner's of Christ for a follow-up feature story

  • March 2019 - Solo museum show at Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum in Jacksonville's Springfield neighborhood

  • March 2019 - Selected as top photographer for Climate Action in Your Community competition by National Geographic

  • May 2019 - Permanent exhibit at Jacksonville International Airport in The Club JAX VIP lounge

  • May 2019 - Jax Daily Record and other online media outlets feature cover stories on the atmosphere and art at The Club JAX

  • June 2019 - Publishes Autobiography "His Guidance through Life's Storms: Mark's Journey from Addiction to Salvation, and Selling Pills to Prints"

  • July 2019 - Photographs the Mayor's inauguration on behalf of the City of Jacksonville

  •  December 2019 - Official photographer for the City of Jacksonville's Light Boat Parade

  • March 2020 - Several permanent large wall prints are installed at the Jacksonville Regional Transportation Center by JTA. 

  • June 2020 - Cover photo of Living Luxe magazine, summer edition

  • September 2020 - Winner of "The Art of Giving" award at the Cultural Council Of Greater Jacksonville's 44th Annual Art Awards

  • December 2020 - Became an official Photography Brand Ambassador for Guy Harvey Outposts

  • January 2021 - Co-Hosted The Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville's Every Single Artist Lounge, and presented "The Art of Photographing Art"

  • January 2021 - Cover Photo of Arbus magazine

  • January 2021 - Techno Gala exhibit at Word Revolt Art Gallery

  • March 2021 - Cover Photo of Living Luxe magazine, spring edition

  • March 2021 - Teaches Inaugural Photography Academy at Camp Mack, a Guy Harvey Outpost resort

 

  • May 2021 - Wins St. Johns County 200th anniversary photography contest in 2 of 5 districts, including downtown St. Augustine. Honorable mention in a 3rd district. 

  • August 2021 - Published in Tamron Magazine for a photo of Silver Glen Springs

  • August 2021 - Wins 2nd place in Florida Sea Grant's photography competition for a photo of Silver Glen Springs

  • August 2021 - top 3 Finalist in Bold City Best competition

  • November 2021 - Featured Solo Artist in World Golf Village Renaissance "Artist in the Breezeway" Gallery

  • December 2021 - EXTINCTION: Save the Planet  (Exhibition and Publication)

  • January 2022 - National Association of Olmsted Preservationist guest blog: Making Memories in Memorial Park

  • February 2022 to January 2023 - "Life In The River" displayed at Jacksonville Museum of Science and History as part of their bicentennial exhibit of Jacksonville.

  • March 2022 - Landscapes or Seascapes
    Online + Gallery Exhibition - Las Laguna Art Gallery 

  • March 2022 - cover photo of  Arbus Magazine

  • photos featured prominently in bicentennial article of Living Luxe Magazine

  • April 2022 - Featured prominently in The Bolles School book Jacksonville Through the Eyes of the Osprey, including the cover photo

  • June 2022 - Awarded $3,500 Art Ventures Grant by The Community Foundation For Northeast Florida to create an exhibit of photographs showing selected Jacksonville's architecturally significant properties, to benefit the Jacksonville Historical Society

  • July 2022 - 6 month group exhibit at Haskell Gallery, Jacksonville International Airport

  • December 2022 - Lead photographer for historian Wayne Wood's bicentennial edition book Jacksonville's Architectural Heritage: Landmarks for the Future. exhibit and speech included as art ventures grant.

  • December 2022 - The Bolles School 2022 annual report cover photo

  • January 2023 - Cover photo of BeLocal magazine's annual St. Augustine magazine

  • March 2023 - August 2023 - ImagiNature solo exhibit at Museum of Science and History, Jacksonville

  • June 2023 - taught photography lessons at Museum of Science and History, Jacksonville

  • July 2023 - Winner of 2023 Florida Preservation Award, outstanding achievement in Preservation Communication/Media

  • July 2023 - gave testimony at "Man Church" at Holly Springs Baptist Church in Franklin, NC

  • August 2023 - 1st place Winner of Union Terminal Warehouse historical preservation photography contest

  • September 2023 - Pop Up Charity Art Exhibit following Two Piano Journey Charity Benefit Concert in Jacksonville, FL for Lutheran Social Services 

  • September 2023 - image of Seattle, WA was selected Best in Class – Cities Scenic America's America the Beautiful Photo Contest

  • September 2023 - image of Jekyll Island, GA was selected as 1st Runner Up - Beaches for Scenic America's  America the Beautiful Photo Contest

  • December 2023 - Guest Gallery exhibit at Southlight Gallery in downtown Jacksonville, FL

  • May 2024 - featured in the Arts and Architecture issue of Arbus magazine

  • May 2024 - photos published in the 100 CITIES 100 MEMORIALS book by The Pritzker Military Museum & Library- Chicago, IL

  • May 2024 - Completed 3 month marketing campaign of Florida, photographing 56 different downtown communities for marketing needs of Florida Main Street

  • June 2024 - Taught Historic Preservation Photography at record-setting attendance of Florida Trust for Historic Preservation's Lunch & Learn webinar series

  • June 2024 - Published in Edible Northeast Florida's travel article to St. Simon's Island

  • June 2024 - Nominated for North Carolina Small Business of the Year

  • July 2024 - exhibit of 2 works in "History through the lens of the artist" by St. Augustine Art Association

  • September 2024 - winner of Scenic America's "America The Beautiful" photo contest for "Highways, Byways, & Roads" category (2nd runner up)

Guy Harvey Pro Team

External links to additional media coverage

Photography for First Coast Magazine, September 2017

News4Jax interview, October 2, 201​7

Resident News article, October 5, 2017​

Void Magazine, October 2017​

Prisoners of Christ Interview​, 2017

Resident News - Coverage of Shovel and Shoot, February 2018​

National Geographic article: Climate Action in Your Community, March 2019​

Prisoners of Christ Interview after "Life In The River", 2019

Behind the Scenes of GuruShots Black and White exhibit in Madrid, Spain, 2019

"Making Memories in Memorial Park" blog for National Association of for Olmsted parks, January 2022

Fourteen Individual Artists in Northeast Florida Awarded Art Ventures Grants, June 2022

Arbus Magazine feature on Ford factory - Arts And Architecture Edition 2023

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