How do you spell fraud? M-E-T-T-E-R-N-I-C-H

Another look at Mark Metternich

Mark Metternich is an example of everything that wrong’s with photography today. Not that we’re implying he’s a photographer, of course. At most, he takes uninspired snapshots and proceeds to massacre them in Photoshop (OK, Adobe Camera Raw, as if that’s not Photoshop). 

 We’ve taken a quick look at this fraud before (available here) and Mark Metternich came away smelling like a sewage spill. The unending fountain of lies, deceptive statements, and fraudulent boasts on his website are an appalling contrast to the way an honest business should be run. Worse yet, his inane claim of being a Christian is a slap in the face of real believers. 

So all of us (or most of us) know that Mark Metternich is a despicable fraud and a liar. Fair enough. Most of the time, when Loserphotographers.com writes about some idiot, they try to defend themselves or write a scathing reply (comment) on our blog. But not Mark Metternich. He silently continues to write gibberish and lies on his website, trying to make himself seem like A Real Pro Photographer. 

 His latest scam is what we are supposed to believe is a picture of his “office”. (here's a link). WOW! Talk about bullshit and fraud! This latest fantasy is a clear Photoshop fraud. Who has fancy curved walls (and curved prints on the wall, too, to boot (!)) in their “office? Not only that, but the shadows thrown by the fake prints are all wrong, and the so-called “print” of Punchbowl Falls (right-center) appears to be floating in mid-air. Even a casual examination of this so-called “photo” reveals all sorts of inconsistencies and rings bullshit alarms up and down the Pacific Coast. A closer, skeptical look unveils a torrent of fraudulent intent and a complete fabrication. 

This is not Mark Metternich’s office. Mark Metternich likely lives with his parents in Las Vegas. He does not have a “gallery on the strip”, either, in spite of the fake, computer-generated images on his website. He will never have a gallery or an office. Heck, this loser can’t even display a photo of a real print. Everything you see on his website is fake and a concoction of microstock interior design photos and Mark Metternich jpeg’s inserted into the appropriate spots. 

It’s time to put an end to unrepentant fraud of this nature. Call, email, or write the Clark County (Las Vegas) District Attorney’s office and ask him to look into Mark Metternich’s fraudulent operation. Among other things, point out that Mark Metternich has:

-falsely represented himself as being an experienced and renown landscape photographer.

-falsely represented himself as opening a photography gallery soon on the Las Vegas Strip.

-falsely represented himself as operating a Limited Liability Corporation for a period of time (“limited liability” might be a good idea for this fraud!)

-falsely represented himself as selling many “fine-art” limited edition prints to customers around the world.

-falsely represented concocted images on his website as photographs of actual prints hanging in “clients’” homes & offices. 

-helped destroy the public’s confidence in the photography industry.

-falsely pretended that he has employees (the “gang”)

We’re sure there’s more that Mark Metternich has done. This bozo/fraud belongs behind bars. Period. He can do nothing but harm the photography industry with his endless lies, boasts, misrepresentations, and bullshit. Call on law enforcement to end this pathetic fraud’s long history of lying and destructive behavior.