BIO:

Allan Mandell             
1729 Duchess Street
Victoria, BC Canada V8R4W2   ph. 250-592-5146
am@gardenphotographer.com        
       

Professional garden photographer  Assignment and stock photography for national and international garden magazines and book projects, portfolios for landscape designers and contractors, and catalogs for nurseries. Working on location in public and private gardens throughout the Pacific Northwest, and within the USA, Canada, Japan and Europe. Teaching garden photography workshops and presenting lectures on 'seeing' in the garden.

Awards:

  • 2006 GWA Silver Award for Photography, magazine.
  • 2004 GWA 'Garden Globe' Award for Photography, newspaper.
  • 2002 GWA ‘Garden Globe’ Award for Photography, portfolio.
  • 2000 GWA 'Quill & Trowel' Award for Photography, portfolio.
  • 1999 GWA 'Quill & Trowel' Award for Photography, book photography.  
  • 1999 GWA 'Quill & Trowel' Award for Photography, magazine cover.

Books - Sole Photographer:

  • Garden to Vase, Timber Press, 2007.
  • Artists in Their Gardens, Sasquatch Books, 2001.
  • Garden Retreats, Chronicle Books, 2000.
  • Naturalistic Gardening, Sasquatch Books, 1998.
  • Gardening from Scratch, Simon & Schuster, 1998.
  • Tea Gardens, Chronicle Books, 1998.

Publications / Editorial:

Publication in over 35 different magazines internationally, numerous articles and cover shots.

Publications / Books:

Contributing photographer to over 60 books internationally.

Education:  

MFA Washington University, School of Fine Arts, 1976.

Membership:

Garden Writers Association (GWA)

Judge:

Northwest Flower & Garden Show, Seattle  1998 - 2000
Garden Writers Association National Media Awards - 2003 and 2005