BIO
		Sonnie Barrington Mason is a native of Washington, D.C. He graduated in the Theodore Roosevelt High School class of 1964. Afterwards, he went on to the U.S. Air Force, and to attend Los Angeles Trade Tech College where he received his formal photographic training. Upon Mason's return to Washington, he was hired by the District Government as a still photographer. After spending more than 30 years in  still photography and video production for the city, he now works as a freelance commercial / industrial photographer. In addition to his commercial work, Sonnie Mason is an avid Fine Art photographer. His Fine Art work is primarily in the medium of black and white photography. During his career he has belonged to Northern Virginia Art League, the Washington Center for Photography, the Torpedo Factory Art Center, and is currently a member of the  A.Salon artist cooperative. Mason's art work has been included in both national and international group shows, and he has been represented by District West Fine Art in Leesburg, Va. Currently Mason's artwork may be seen at Parish Gallery, located at 1034 31st Street, Georgetown, Washington, D.C. And, by appointment with the photographer.
			Juried Exhibitions Since 2000 Solo Shows Black Pearl Gallery, Washington D.C. - 2000 Photographer's Collective at International Visions Gallery, Washingtion, D.C. - 2003 Group Shows "Celebrate America", Accra, Ghana - 2000 "The Washington We Know", The Capitol Childern's Museum, Washington, D.C. - 2001 "FotoCraft Show", Alexandria Black Resource Center, Alexandria, Va. - 2001 "Entre Luces Sombras", National Theather of Cuba, Havana, Cuba - 2002 District West Fine Art, Leesburg, Va., Group Shows - 2002 thru 2003 The Photographer's Collective at International Visions Gallery, Washington, D.C. - 2003 "Nudes", Washington Gallery of Photography - 2004 "Images of the Mid-Atlantic" Washington Gallery of Photography - 2004 US State Department's Art in Embassies Exhibition, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -2007
	Client List Includes The Enterprise Foundation Chalice, Inc. NYC JW Marriott Hotel Washington Marriott Hotel Key Bridge Marriott Hotel Blackie's Restaurant, Wash., D.C. Time Warner Cable Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Barbara Bush Foundation American Institute of Architects Lifebeat, Inc. Defining Moments D.C. Dept. of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs D.C. Water and Sewer Authority D.C. Dept. of Employment Services Arinzeh Interiors Draper Tobacco Greater Washington Board of Trade