Mark Purdom’s photographic work, while a commentary on people’s influence on the environment, also plays with our concept or arguably our preconceptions of the picturesque. His work has been widely exhibited internationally.
Purdom's latest body of work is titled SLT (Sustained Loss of Traction) is one of three Award winners in the Aotearoa Photobook Awards 2022. In the words of one of the judges:
“It turns boy-racing into something beautiful, which I didn’t think was possible.”