Portrait photographer

Marcus Vallance

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

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01Portrait of a MaasaiZanzibar, Tanzania

Selected portraits

The collection · 40 works

Fisherman, Bangladesh: an older man in a woven conical hat. Photograph by Marcus Vallance. — 03FishermanBangladesh

Portrait of a Man, Bangladesh: an elderly man with a henna-dyed beard and white cap. Photograph by Marcus Vallance. — 04Portrait of a ManBangladesh

Portrait of a Girl, Ghana: a young woman in a white headscarf smiling in front of a yellow wall. Photograph by Marcus Vallance. — 05Portrait of a GirlGhana

Diver, Zanzibar, Tanzania: black and white photograph of a man diving in a one-handed handstand off a harbour wall. Photograph by Marcus Vallance. — 31DiverZanzibar, Tanzania

Mohammed, Idomeni, Greece: black and white close portrait of a boy grinning up at the camera. Photograph by Marcus Vallance. — 39MohammedIdomeni, Greece

Portrait of a Boy, Bangladesh: black and white portrait of a boy looking into the camera. Photograph by Marcus Vallance. — 40Portrait of a BoyBangladesh

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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