Lumen

The Work

"Every frame a field note. Every print a conversation with distance."

I travel to the edges — salt flats at first light, mountain villages before the crowd arrives, night markets when the rain turns neon into rivers on the pavement. These are images made slowly, with intent. Not staged, not oversaturated. Just the world as it holds its breath.

Field Notes — Selected Journeys

desert

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

"The salt remembers the sea. You walk and walk and the horizon never changes."

north

Doi Inthanon, Thailand

"Dawn fog erases the roads. The village appears — briefly — then retreats."

cities

Zhangjiajie Night Market, China

"Rain came. The lanterns scattered across the wet stone like embers."

coast

Cabot Trail, Nova Scotia

"Wind so constant it becomes silence. The cliff path empties after October."

desert

Atacama Desert, Chile

"The highway runs into the heat shimmer. No one coming. No one going."

coast

Faroe Islands

"The sky held every shade of grey, none of them sad."

Services

Prints. Assignments.
Workshops.

Limited editions

Fine Art Prints

Museum-quality giclée on Hahnemühle Photo Rag. Each edition of 25, hand-numbered, with certificate of authenticity. Sizes from 50×33cm to 120×80cm.

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Commission

Documentary Assignments

Extended field assignments for editorial clients, NGOs, and cultural institutions. Projects of 2–6 weeks. Previous clients include National Geographic Traveller, The Guardian, and Monocle.

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Small groups

Workshops

Immersive 5-day workshops in destination. Maximum 6 participants. We travel, shoot, edit, and critique together. Next sessions: Faroe Islands (March) and Rajasthan (November).

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Series

Salt & Static

24 images

The Long Road North

31 images

Night Market

19 images

Shoreline Variations

27 images

Border Country

22 images

High Latitude

18 images

Monsoon Notebook

33 images

The Cliff Road

15 images

Recognition

Published. Collected. Remembered.

"Marsh has a rare gift — he makes you feel the temperature of a place you've never visited."

National Geographic Traveller

Winter 2024

"Among the most quietly powerful documentary photographers working today."

Monocle Magazine

Issue 172

"These images linger. You return to them the way you return to a place you've loved."

The Guardian Weekend

Sept 2023

"I own four prints. Each one changes with the light in the room. That's the only test that matters."

Collector — Sarah Kline, Oslo

Edition owner

"The definitive photographer of the quiet moment, the empty road, the world between arrivals."

Condé Nast Traveller

April 2025