About Us
Regional and international publications rely on Ironstring to deliver smart writing and spectacular photography.
We founded Ironstring Communications in Boston, Massachusetts and now live in our native Southern California.
You'll find Mark Johnson's writing and photography in publications
from from the Modern Language Association's august Profession to the
everyman's Popular Photography--and with VeloNews and Velo
(France) in between.
Mark's work has been awarded by the Society for Professional Journalists,
the American Society of Media Photographers, and the Society for Technical
Communication.
A category two road cyclist, Mark has raced bicycles since the late 1980s,
including two stints in France. He bicycled across the United States—twice—and
earned a PhD and MA in English Literature from Boston University. Mark also
has a BA in English from the University of California, San Diego. Mark has
also studied at the University of Grenoble in France and the University of
Sevilla in Spain.
Melinda Johnson holds an MS in Physical Therapy from Boston University
and a BS in physiology from the University
of California, Davis.
Her expertise in sports science and medicine ensures that our sports science
writing is accurate, timely, and applicable to real-world situations.
Melinda is a category two cyclist and once took a couple of months to bicycle
from Washington D.C. to San Diego.
We have two children, Samuel and Nico. Sammy's namesake wrote the first English dictionary.
We are members of the American Society of Media Photographers, the Society for Technical Communication, and the Usability Professional's Association.
Our offices and studio are in Del Mar, California.
