Marc Stanes was born in England in 1963 and has been a professional photographer for nearly 25 years. He lives and works in South Africa. During this time he has undertaken commissions in many different countries for some of the worlds most prestigious corporate and private clients. Marc Stanes was first commissioned by Evelyn Lauder in 1989 to photograph flowers and this picture hangs in the Lauder Wing of the Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York. In 1994 Marc Stanes was given his first solo photographic exhibition at Jonathan Cooper in London based on his still life photographs. He has since shown regularly in London and the USA and this work is now in international collections. Marc Stanes is the official photographer to the Mandela Rhodes Foundation. Foundations Marc currently serves on the board of the LOOC Foundation, Santa Barbara, USA He is represented by Jonathan Cooper in London and Brian J McCarthy in New York

Solo Exhibitions: 1994  Jonathan Cooper, London 1997  Jonathan Cooper, London 2001  Jonathan Cooper, London 2001  Brian McCarthy Inc, New York 2002  The Montecito Gallery, Santa Barbara, California 2005  Jonathan Cooper, London 2007 Jonathan Cooper, London

Selected Group Exhibitions: 1994 Manchester Fine Arts Fair Contemporary Arts Fair. Royal College of Art. London Jonathan Coper, London. 1995 Jonathan Cooper,Jeresy. 1999 Jonathan Cooper, London 2000 The Seven Ages of Woman. Hamiltons Gallery. London and Texas 2002 ART 2002, London 2005 ART London 2008 Royal Parks, Bloomberg London 2008 Jonathan Cooper 20th Anniversary Exhibition, London

Collections: Sir Elton John Lauder, New York Getty, London Rondina, New York Goldfields, South Africa The Mandela Rhodes Foundation, South Africa Rhodes Trust, England UCT Collections, South Africa Spencer Family, Althorp, England Sainsbury, England

Selected Press: The Times, London Los Angeles Times,  USA Vanity Fair Magazine, New York New York Post, New York Harpers and Queen, London House and Garden, London Tatler,London W Magazine, New York Vogue, France Galleries Magazine, London Evening Standard, London

Colour by Design published 1993 and 2003, Paris and London Chocolate. The Definitive Guide published 2000, London and New York