Hit “Like”: UVic’s FB page features pro photos
Mark Cacovic leads a double life around the Ring. A Desktop Support Services consultant with University Systems, Cacovic provides on-site support to faculty and staff for computing issues, including workstation and network problems, installation of hardware and software and configuring computers. He’s also UVic’s first honorary Facebook photographer.
Cacovic got his photographic start with a point-and-shoot camera nine years ago with the birth of his first child. Now, he shoots with a Sony Alpha a200 SLR and publishes his work on an impressive Flickr site. His photos have been picked up by Getty Images online stock photography store and published in a book by Andrew Murray: The ‘80s Kid: A retro take on growing up in ‘80s Ireland.
His discriminating eye and sharp focus caught the attention of the university’s Facebook page admins.
“We found our judges were always choosing Mark’s work for our Flickr photo of the month, and we knew we had an enthusiast for the kind of UVic stories we want to tell,” says Robin Sutherland, manager of university internet strategies and initiatives.
“Being the honorary Facebook photographer is a neat opportunity,” says Cacovic. He finds students on campus aren’t shy at all about appearing in photos online. “I’d been concentrating on nature photography and it was a big step to approach people to be in my photographs, but everyone’s been very agreeable and positive about the experience.”
Cacovic packs his camera to work every day to take advantage of the image buffet around UVic.
“The campus is just a wonderful palate for taking photos. There is so much variety, every day there’s something different to photograph. And at different times of day, things on campus look completely different,” he says.
Cacovic shoots mostly on his lunch hour, and maximizes his time with the camera. “I down some lunch, grab my camera and out I go,” he says. “It’s probably the only hour in the day when I can just stroll and just take my time walking somewhere. In my position, I’m running around 100 miles an hour. I find taking pictures on campus very relaxing.”
Cacovic’s photos can been seen on the University of Victoria Facebook page: www.facebook/universityofvictoria and on his Flickr photostream: www.flickr.com/photos/mcacovic/.
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