Marcus Bastel

In this quietly observational series, Marcus Bastel captures fleeting moments of stillness, solitude, and natural grace. With a cinematic eye and deep sensitivity to both space and character, his images hover between fine art and documentary, inviting the viewer to pause, reflect, and connect with the stories that lie just beneath the surface. Some of his work has recently been selected for the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition 2025, marking a significant milestone in Bastel’s evolving photographic journey.

Marcus Bastel is a London-based photographer with a fine art background studied at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam. For the last 20 years he has focused solely on photography, developing his own style, striking a balance between fine art and documentary photography, between land or cityscapes and people aiming to tell a story with either.

He has travelled through North America for various projects, including ‘My Trip to Mars’ and ‘Faces of Mustang’. Other recent projects include an urban street photography collaboration for an architecture column and an ongoing project documenting a 7th generation family business of undertakers. It is people and their stories, that inspire his work.

He is a Millennium Images contributor.