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Marques Daniels is an avid photographer and journalist in the San Francisco Bay Area. A constant stable within the Gay Nightlife scene in Northern California, Marques formally managed 2 columns for Examiner.com; the SF Gay Nightlife Examiner and Castro Gay Nightlife Examiner. Besides Marques’ work for Examiner.com, the busy Nightlife guru has photographed for publications such as GLOSS Magazine, Edge San Francisco and the Bay Area Reporter (BAR).

Concentrating on Photography, Social Media and Event Management, Marques has worked with numerous established promotion companies in San Francisco including Gus Presents, JC Events, Ky Martinez Events and Club Papi along with White Party Global, formally Jeffrey Sanker’s annual White Party Weekend Festival in Palm Springs, California. Marques has gained a reputation as a notable event photographer and event manager.

A Southern California boy with a Northern California twist, Marques has been shooting and working events in the Bay Area since 2008. From Sacramento to Palm Springs, if there’s a party with gorgeous men, Marques will be there.

Email Marques from the contact page and follow him on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

Social Media

https://www.instagram.com/sfgaynightlife/ | SFGayNightLife

Work Experience

Current Employers

Resident Photographer | Cecil Russell
Event Producer (San Francisco, Ca) – 2015 – Present
Resident Photographer | Evan J-Sun
Event Producer (San Francisco, Ca) – 2015 – Present
Photographer | Lookout
Bar (San Francisco, Ca) – 2012 – Present
Production Assistant, Resident Photographer, Photographer | Club Papi
Event Producer – 2009 – 2010, 2017 – Present
Resident Photographer | Cecil Russell Presents (ICON, HEAT, HOT TEA, Mr Queen)
Event Producers (San Francisco, Ca) – 2015 – 2019, 2021 – Present
Resident Photographer | XOXO Entertainment
Event Production Company (San Francisco, Ca) – 2015 – 2016, 2018 – 2019, 2021 – 2022
Resident Photograph | Lance Holman’s Lick It
4th Saturday Event (San Francisco, Ca) – 2022 – Present
Resident Photographer | Mercedez Munro presents US
2nd and last Saturday Event (San Francisco, Ca) – 2022 – Present
Official Photographer | Oakland Pride – 2016, 2023, 2024
Official Photographer | White Party Global (formerly Jeffrey Sanker’s White Party Palm Springs)
Event Production Company (Los Angeles / Palm Springs, Ca) – 2013 – 2018, 2022, 2023
Official Photographer | URGE Miami Thanksgiving Festival
Event Producer (Miami, Florida) – 2021, 2022, 2023
Guest Photographer | Nicki Jizz Presents Reparations
2nd Friday Event (San Francisco, Ca ) – 2022 – Present
Guest Photographer | Tito So Presents Princess
2nd Friday Event (San Francisco, Ca ) – 2022 – Present
Photographer | The Port Bar
Bar (Oakland, Ca) – 2016, 2018 – 2019, 2022 – Present

Past Employers

Event Director, Event Manager, Resident Photographer | Ky Martinez Productions
(Nocturnal, House Party, Heaven, Imagina, Rated X)
Event Producers (San Francisco, Ca) – 2015 – 2024
Resident Photographer | Frisco Disco Events (Aftershock)
Event Producer (San Francisco, Ca) – 2019 – 2022
Resident Photographer | YouNiQue
3rd Saturday Event (San Francisco, Ca) – 2023 – 2024
Resident Photographer | Shangrila
2nd Saturday Event (San Francisco, Ca) – 2015 – 2022
Stage Manager, Official Photographer | Long Beach Pride – 2022, 2023
Guest Photographer | Tn’T Presents Iconique
Weekly Tuesday event (San Francisco, Ca) – 2022
Photographer | FACES Sacramento
Club (Sacramento, Ca) – 2022
Resident Photographer | Phoenix
5th Saturday Event (San Francisco, Ca) – 2015 – Present
Resident Photographer | Brian Kent Productions
Event Production Company (San Francisco, Ca) – 2016 – 2019
Photographer | Splash Video Bar
Multi-level dance club (San Jose, Ca) – 2015 – 2019
Photographer | Badlands Sacramento
Multi-level dance club (Sacramento, Ca) – 2015 – 2019
Photographer | San Francisco LGBT Center
Non-profit Organization (San Francisco, Ca) – 2015 – 2019
Resident Photographer | JC Events
Event Production Company (San Francisco, San Jose and Sacramento) – 2011 – 2018, 2023 – 2024
Social Media Manager, Resident Photographer | Gus Presents
Event Production Company (San Francisco, Ca) – 2011 – 2018
Stage Manager, Social Media Manager, Resident Photographer | Locoya Hill Entertainment
Event Production Company (San Francisco, Ca) – 2011 – 2018
Resident Photographer | Ky Martinez Productions + Cecil Russel Presents (Sunsation Sundays, House Party, Icon)
Event Producers (San Francisco) – 2015 – 2018
Photographer | Paradigm
Event Producers (Shift) – 2018
Photographer | Queerty | www.queerty.com
LGBT News Site | 2016 – 2017
Social Media Manager, Official Photographer | Silicon Valley Pride – 2014
Resident Photographer | Grass Roots Gay Rights Foundation
REAL BAD, Yearly Event closing Folsom Street Fair Weekend (San Francisco, Ca) – 2014, 2016, 2017
Resident Photographer | Tristan Jaxx Productions CHAOS
Event Production Company (San Francisco, Ca) – 2013
Official Photographer | Rainbow Festival Sacramento – 2012, 2013
Official Photographer | Stockton Pride – 2012, 2013
Resident Photographer | Timmy Scott’s Evolution
Event Production Company (San Francisco, Ca) – 2013 – 2014
Guest Photographer | Juanita More Events
Event Production Company (San Francisco, Ca) – 2012, 2018
Official Photographer | San Jose Pride – 2011, 2012, 2013

Awards/Honors

Nominated, 2023 LGBTQ Best of the Bay, The Besties by the Bay Area Reporter | Best Nightlife Photographer
Nominated, 2022 LGBTQ Best of the Bay, The Besties by the Bay Area Reporter | Best Nightlife Photographer
Winner, Nominated, 2020 LGBTQ Best of the Bay, The Besties by the Bay Area Reporter | Best Nightlife Photographer
Nominated, 2019 LGBTQ Best of the Bay, The Besties by the Bay Area Reporter | Best Nightlife Photographer
Nominated, 2018 LGBTQ Best of the Bay, The Besties by the Bay Area Reporter | Best Nightlife Photographer
Nominated, 2016 Just Circuit | Circuit Photography / Videography of the Year
Nominated, 2015 Just Circuit | Circuit Photography / Videography of the Year

Photo Exhibits

2015, June 20th – July 18th | Don’t Dream It … Be It!
… A Celebration of Drag, Theatre, Music, and Love of Life!
Harvey Milk Photo Center, 50 Scott Street, San Francisco, Ca