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Marcus Vallance

Portrait photographer

Marcus Vallance

Portraits of people as they are, made in refugee camps, on stage and on the street.

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01Portrait of a MaasaiZanzibar, Tanzania

Selected portraits

The collection · 48 works

Shivula, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh: Shivula, a shallow-water fisherman, in a woven conical hat with a basket on his back. Photograph by Marcus Vallance. — 05ShivulaCox's Bazar, Bangladesh

Portrait of a Man, Bangladesh: an elderly man with a henna-dyed beard and white cap. Photograph by Marcus Vallance. — 06Portrait of a ManBangladesh

Portrait of a Girl, Tamale, Ghana: a girl with tribal marks on her cheeks, in a white headscarf, leaning on a railing in front of a yellow wall near Tamale. Photograph by Marcus Vallance. — 07Portrait of a GirlTamale, Ghana

Boy Carrying a Bag of Grain, Kutupalong Refugee Camp, Bangladesh: a laughing boy with wet hair balancing a bag of grain on his head, looking up. Photograph by Marcus Vallance. Photograph of the week, The Guardian. — 03Boy Carrying a Bag of GrainKutupalong Refugee Camp, BangladeshPhotograph of the week, The Guardian

Child at a Window, Kutupalong Refugee Camp, Bangladesh: a small child looking out through the bamboo frame of a window cut in an orange tarpaulin shelter. Photograph by Marcus Vallance. Shortlisted, Documentary, British Photography Awards. — 04Child at a WindowKutupalong Refugee Camp, BangladeshShortlisted, Documentary, British Photography Awards

Mohammed, Idomeni, Greece: black and white close portrait of a boy grinning up at the camera. Photograph by Marcus Vallance. — 48MohammedIdomeni, Greece

Portrait of a Boy, Kutupalong Refugee Camp, Bangladesh: black and white portrait of a boy in a white shirt looking intently into the camera. Photograph by Marcus Vallance. — 47Portrait of a BoyKutupalong Refugee Camp, Bangladesh

I · Colour II · Black & white

Marcus Vallance picked up a camera in the winter of 2015 on the Greek island of Kos, volunteering as refugees came ashore. He has photographed in camps and communities around the world ever since.

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Editorial, press and album portraits, brand campaigns and private sittings. Tell me who, where and when, and I will come back with an approach and a quote.