About Swanson Media

Swanson Media is a media production and publishing company based in Evanston, Illinois. Owned by Mark Swanson, the company offers Web design, photography, video, and sound design services to individuals, businesses, and other organizations. Swanson Media also publishes educational videos for classroom and personal use, and maintains a stock image collection specializing in wildlife and social documentary.

A native of south Florida, Mark Swanson holds a master's degree in film/video production, and served as a director, videographer, and sound recordist for several documentary, instructional, and corporate films and videos. Since 1990 Swanson has worked as an instructional designer, writer, and producer of educational audiotapes and multimedia software, online university courses, and other e-learning programs for both nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Swanson began designing Web sites in 1996.