"Award winning photographer and author"

A PICTURE OF THE WORLD

Originally from Illinois, W.D. Mast is a born dreamer whose spirited sense of adventure has led him around the world many times. Mast, an Eagle Scout and Veteran, worked, lived and traveled exclusively overseas from 1977 through 1992, and continues to travel extensively. Mast was in Iran during the evacuation in 1979, and in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War in 1990. From Mast’s culturally diverse travels, he has captured vivid and characteristic images from 126 countries.

MOST TRAVELED PHOTOGRAPHER

Mast has earned this title with a long list of adventures, including skiing off the Swiss Alps and para-sailing 7000 feet to the village below; bungee jumping off a 120 foot bridge in Queenstown, New Zealand; being chased from a Kenyan tent camp by a charging elephant; finding himself confronted, eye to eye, with a white rhino and her young calf while on an Zambian walking safari; taking the longest train journey ~ 9300 miles, from London to Hong Kong in 43 days; traveling by train across Canada and the USA over 10,000 miles; camping in a 4x4 vehicle for four months through 32 national parks and covering 25,000 miles across North

IMAGE MAKER

As a result of Mast’s many journeys, he has produced over 120,000 kodachrome slides. From selected worldwide images, he has created fine art limited editions for collectors and commercial use. Additionally, Mast’s photographic artworks have been presented at the best juried shows/festivals in Arizona, where he now lives. His photography has appeared in magazines and books, nationwide. To date, Mast has produced nine photography books highlight international and southwest photography. Mast’s custom enlargements of his real of-the-moment, untouched photography have been featured in Arizona galleries and statewide as distinctive artwork and home decor.

AUTHOR

Postcards Home – Adventures Begin with the First Step
(©2012 Green Pieces Cartoon Studio Press, E-Book ISBN 978-0-9833444-1-3-4)