Mark David Bailey Photography

Mark David Bailey Photography I am a photographer and rock balancer who believes that singular moments can transcend time and space. Conversation, inquiries, and sharing are encouraged.

I welcome your feedback and questions about the images you see here, and look forward to opportunities to tell you their stories. Prints of any of the images are available at http://www.markdavidbailey.com, or you can contact me at [email protected]. My work intends to challenge assumptions about what is possible and affirm the power of positive thought. I delight in turning the appearance

of permanence on its head. My images explore themes of ephemerality, possibility, and intention. The rock balances are usually as precarious as they appear to be, sometimes taking an hour or more of careful adjustment before they stand. Stones range in size from just 10 or 20 pounds to 200 pounds or more. The rock balances rarely last for longer than an hour, depending primarily on the wind, and all too often a balanced stone falls before I have taken a single photo. I live in Bedford, MA with my wife and two young daughters. Photography, and especially balancing rocks, is a meditative act for me. It is a celebration of the power of visualizing positive outcomes in a precarious world.

Balanced stone with aurora borealis, Halibut Point, Rockport, MA
10/12/2024

Balanced stone with aurora borealis, Halibut Point, Rockport, MA

Come see one of my earliest images hanging side by side with one of my latest at the gallery at First Parish!
09/13/2024

Come see one of my earliest images hanging side by side with one of my latest at the gallery at First Parish!

Total eclipse of the sun with Mt. Katahdin, Venus, and 60-pound balanced rock from Ash Hill, Patten, Maine
06/02/2024

Total eclipse of the sun with Mt. Katahdin, Venus, and 60-pound balanced rock from Ash Hill, Patten, Maine

Yes, in fact, I did use glue! The symbol of our faith is a flaming chalice. In this installation, adjacent to the memori...
03/13/2021

Yes, in fact, I did use glue! The symbol of our faith is a flaming chalice. In this installation, adjacent to the memorial garden where my ashes may go when I die, parishioners decorated small river rocks to commemorate losses in the year since we closed our physical church. I chose medium sized a base stone to nestle in the bowl, balanced the red stone on it in a fairly sturdy way, and then slathered the area of contact with epoxy before arranging the decorated river rocks around it. To the many viewers of my images over the years who asked “did you use glue?” This one’s for you!

Guy Tal is my new guide to dwelling in the questions in my art.
08/30/2020

Guy Tal is my new guide to dwelling in the questions in my art.

There are so many stories, more beautiful than answers. ~Mary Oliver For several years now I’ve been coming to terms with some transformative events and new circumstances in my life. These things c…

Exciting times!
07/18/2020

Exciting times!

Mark David Bailey is known around Bedford as a dad, a talented photographer, and a man with the patience and skill to balance standing stones. Earlier this week, Bailey went to Rockport with his daughters Lila and Norah to see Comet NEOWISE, balance a rock or two, and take some pictures. The result?...

40 pound stone balanced at Halibut Point, Rockport, MA with Perseus, Cassiopia, and meteor. (The meteor is at the top of...
08/15/2017

40 pound stone balanced at Halibut Point, Rockport, MA with Perseus, Cassiopia, and meteor. (The meteor is at the top of the frame. The line near the stone was a plane).

My spirit's home
07/16/2017

My spirit's home

Just ordered a 12 x 36 print on metal of this image to bring to the All Star II art auction!
07/01/2017

Just ordered a 12 x 36 print on metal of this image to bring to the All Star II art auction!

40 pound stone balanced with White Island, Lunging Island, and sunset at Star Island, NH

Block Island Balance 1950 pound stone balanced at Corn Cove, Mohegan Bluffs, Block Island, RI. Dedicated to Lisa in memo...
10/02/2016

Block Island Balance 19

50 pound stone balanced at Corn Cove, Mohegan Bluffs, Block Island, RI. Dedicated to Lisa in memory of Bo.

found just the right spot for this 60 pound stone
09/07/2016

found just the right spot for this 60 pound stone

40 lb. stone with moon
05/21/2016

40 lb. stone with moon

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