Marcus DeSieno is a visual artist interrogating institutions of power through the language of photography. DeSieno is particularly interested in how visual technology is used as a tool of oppression by the state and what our future holds as this technology continues to evolve. He received his MFA in Studio Art from the University of South Florida and is currently Associate Professor of Photography at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington.
DeSieno's work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and his work has also been featured in a variety of publications including The British Journal of Photography, The Boston Globe, FeatureShoot, GUP Magazine, Hyperallergic, Huffington Post, National Geographic, PDN, Slate, Smithsonian Magazine, Washington Post and Wired. DeSieno's first monograph, No Man’s Land: Views From a Surveillance State, was published by Daylight Books in 2018.