Welcome to Mabian.biz, the home of H.R. Downs Photography in Sonoma County, California

About the galleries below: "Humanity" is what I do now, portraits, head shots, people with their animals. Most of these shots are lit with an Elinchrom Ranger, a Swiss-made strobe that pumps out a gorgeous soft light. Today's Photo technology is so advanced that any place becomes a studio---a goat barn, a horse pasture or your living room or backyard, literally anywhere. Contact me to collaborate on some great art.

The other galleries are film work from years past. Please visit the "More Info" page for descriptions. Mabian? "Horsewhip" in Chinese.