About Janelle Maas

Janelle Maas embodies the Coastal Minimalist lifestyle through her photography style. Her unique opportunity to live at the Point Loma lighthouse is shared in her collection, along with her other travels along both coasts.

Artist Statement

My interest in photography began on a trip to East Africa while in college. After taking a few photography classes, I quickly realized I had found my passion and relocated to my home town of Santa Barbara, CA to attend Brooks Institute of Photography.

As the wife of a Coast Guard officer, our life has taken us from one coast to the other and we have been stationed in San Diego twice. Most recently, we were fortunate enough to live at the New Point Loma Lighthouse at the tip of Point Loma. I am honored to share some of my images of our time at the lighthouse as well as images from other parts of the country in which we have lived.

Over the past 20 years I have worked as a photojournalist, a wedding and portrait photographer, and a freelance photographer. My work has been featured in the New York Times, The Santa Barbara News Press, The Santa Barbara Daily Sound, and Pacific San Diego Magazine. Some of my work is captured digitally and some is captured traditionally using a medium format Hasselblad film camera.

My goal is to find beauty in unexpected places and use my camera to share it with others.

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I purchased a couple pieces of landscape art from MK Envision and was impressed with the selection, the staff, and their customer service. Highly recommend."

"This was a wonderful experience from beginning to end. Kelsey & Michelle helped us to select the best photo from several choices, and then they created a mock up of our photo on our unusually shaped wall area. We were really pleased with the result and have had lots of complements on it."

I had been searching for almost two years for wall art to hang above my sofa, and one day, I googled modern coastal wall art and a couple of clicks in, found MK Envision Galleries! I had been waiting to find the perfect piece, and I did. I saw "Shore Break At Sunrise" and it immediately spoke to me, so I knew almost instantly that I would be buying it. I was certain it would be as beautiful in person as it looked online (and it is) but had a couple of questions before committing to the purchase. Response time was quick, communication was informative, fun and professional...Start to finish, just an awesomely great experience!

Curt N. Valle Vista, CA
Lynn S. San Diego, CA
Jeanette F. Mountain View, CA
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