This is an image I shot on a 4243 mile trip taking me from Detroit
to LA in April 2013 in part made possible by Team Detroit. The
whole set can be seen on my website http://marcusbastel.com
I'm a London-based German photographer, I’ve studied Fine Art at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam and Sheffield Hallam University. Over the past 20 years, I have developed a distinctive style that bridges the worlds of fine art and documentary photography, capturing compelling stories through landscapes, cityscapes, and portraits.
I document, observe and build community by engaging with people around me, people who occupy the spaces I occupy or travel through. Notable projects are‘It’s a Bad Day piss off’, 'My Trip to Mars' and 'Faces of Mustang'
Awards Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2025
Shortlisted for the Paris Photo Prize 2024
Honorable Mention in the Photography Book Now International Juried Competition 2010