Mark Johnson has worked as a photographer from 1977. He had his first exhibition at the Australian Centre for Photography in 1978. He worked as a tutor at the Centre in 1979 and was on the executive committee between 1982-1983. In 1983 the Centre began publishing the periodical Photofile. Johnson was instrumental in getting the journal published. He was its editor through 1984-85. These records include documentation related to Johnson's exhibitions, correspondence, newspaper cuttings and records related to the Australian Centre for Photography and its periodical Photofile.