RESUME

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)
November 2024 - publishes new coffee table "Photographic Memory"
December 2024 - articles in Jacksonville Magazine, Folio Weekly, and The Resident News regarding "Photographic Memory"
January 2025 - Interviewed by Arbus Magazine regarding "Photographic Memory"
February 2025 - the coffee table book Jacksonville VIsions is published, using primarily Mark's photos to show the beauty of the region.
March 2025 - Arbus magazine cover and article about Mark
March 2025-May 2025 - Art exhibit "Fragments of Hope" at Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center, Franklin, NC
June 2025 - Taught Introduction to Nature Photography class at Western Carolina University's Highlands Biological Station