ME | Marc

Marc Baptista

'Here To There'.

We're all constantly on the move, and I love the exploration.

I work in the visual field - that blurs my work/life divide.

In my professional life, I run a business - developing online learning. www.thebigcanvas.com.

I work with a fabulous team delivering projects across multiple industries, businesses and agencies.

I'm a filmmaker, but I lean towards stills - I'm excited by the brief 'moment' that only stills provide. You've either got it, or it's gone. (It's gone a lot...)

I also love the intensity of gritty visuals along with the buzz and heaving of big cities, streets, people...

I'm not a fan of the picture-postcard serene landscapes.

I gravitate towards contrasty black and white that looks like like HP5 or Tri-X & ACROS 100.

A fixed lens & compact digital mirrorless. Documentary. Minimal.

I'm aware it's pretty voyeuristic with the camera.

And, I thank my dad Clem, for inheriting his keen eye.

I love the works of Willy Ronis, Cartier-Bresson, Sebastião Salgado, Diane Arbus, Weegee, Kana Hashimoto, Ralph Gibson, Gary Winogrand, Brassaï, Robert Dloisneau, Dziga Vertof, Joel Meyrowitz, Daidō Moriyama.

Really, that hit-list is huge. I'd like to be on it, & I haven't even started... And of course I try to emulate them.

Marc Baptista. Melbourne 2025