{"product_id":"mert-alas-marcus-photography","title":"Mert Alas \u0026 Marcus Photography","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMert Alas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, born in Turkey, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMarcus Piggott\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, born in Wales, met in 1994, at a party on a pier in Hastings, England. Piggott asked Alas for a light, the pair got talking, and rapidly discovered they had plenty in common, not least a love of fashion. Three years later, the duo now known as Mert and Marcus had moved into a derelict loft in East London, converted it into a studio, and had their first collaborative photographic work published in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDazed \u0026amp; Confused\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese days, Mert and Marcus shape the global image of such renowned brands as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGiorgio Armani\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRoberto Cavalli\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFendi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMiu Miu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGucci\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eYves Saint Laurent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGivenchy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLancôme\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and public figures including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLady Gaga\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMadonna\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJennifer Lopez\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLinda Evangelista\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGisele Bündchen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBjörk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAngelina Jolie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRihanna\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Their photographs encompass a wide range of styles and influences but are renowned particularly for their use of digitized augmentation of images, and a fascination for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003estrong, sexually charged, confident female subjects\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: “powerful women, women with a meaning, a you-don’t-have-to-talk-or-move-too-much-to-tell-who-you-are kind of woman.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tropical Punch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43019731304587,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0631\/1703\/3611\/files\/IMG-0169.jpg?v=1737057362","url":"https:\/\/thetropicalpunch.com\/products\/mert-alas-marcus-photography","provider":"Tropical Punch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}