(About) The photographer
About
Mara Ellison is a film photographer based in Lisbon. She has shot on 35 mm and medium format since 2016 and prints everything herself.
Her work moves between quiet portraits, northern fog and the concrete edges of coastal towns. Commissions come from magazines, studios and architects who want pictures that look like they took a while.
She teaches a small darkroom workshop twice a year and keeps a paper journal of every roll.
(Kit) What is in the bag
Few things, used often.
Leica M6
35 mm, 35 and 50 mm lenses
Hasselblad 500C/M
Medium format, 80 mm Planar
Pentax 67
Landscapes and architecture
Portra 160 / 400
Daylight colour work
Tri-X 400
Black and white portraits
Ilford MGIV
Fibre paper for every print
(Press) Selected exhibitions
2026
Salt & Concrete
Galeria Nave, Lisbon
2025
Fog Index
Cascade Print Room, Portland
2024
Night Shift
Foam Lab, Amsterdam
2023
Paper Moon (group)
Kodak Gallery, Paris