Sand and Water: Desert and Seascape Scenes
About this ebook
Vickers’ photographic series comprise his personal glimpse of territory through an artistic lens. His work has been exhibited and distributed worldwide. This is his fourteenth publication of 2014.
About the author
Born in 1957, Vickers grew up in Vallejo, California. He is a 1979 Business Administration graduate from Azusa Pacific University in the Los Angeles area. Following graduation, he became the Executive Director of the Burbank, California Chamber of Commerce between 1979-84. He later served as Vice President of Sales for AsTRA Tours and Travel in Westwood, California between 1984-86.
Following a brief residence in Dijon, France, he founded Marquis Enterprises in 1987. His operations included sports apparel exporting, fine wine brokering and travel and tour operations until 2005 with his relocation to the southern France region of the Languedoc.
Returning from his French residence in 2009, he began the Marquis Gallery (ArtsInAmerica.com) focused on reselling rare books, collectibles, fine art and wine through online marketplace stores and barter exchanges. Vickers has written extensively on the fine arts, auction industries, southern France and various photojournalism projects. His distribution company Marquis Publishing, sells his electronic and paperback books through numerous online bookseller outlets.
Currently, Vickers has published fifteen titles during 2014 on subjects as diverse as fine art, wine, crime, photography and travel with numerous editions forthcoming. He has two daughters, Charline and Caroline, both residing in France.
