Photographer · est. 2014 · Lisbon / Anywhere

Light, held
just long
enough.

I make quiet pictures of people, places and the weather between them — on film when I can, on digital when I must.

Black and white portrait, woman in window light
Plate 001 / IrisKodak Tri-X · 35mm
PortraitLandscapeEditorialWeddingArchitectureTravel
PortraitLandscapeEditorialWeddingArchitectureTravel

01 — Selected Work

A decade,
a few frames.

Above the Treeline
Above the Treeline
Madeira, PT
2025
Tomás, 71
Tomás, 71
Alfama Studio
2025
Shinjuku, 02:14
Shinjuku, 02:14
Tokyo, JP
2024
Vows at Low Tide
Vows at Low Tide
Comporta, PT
2024
Last Summer's Bouquet
Last Summer's Bouquet
Studio Still Life
2025
Concrete & Sun
Concrete & Sun
Belém, PT
2023

02 — About

Hello,
I'm Mara.

I grew up in a small fishing town on the Atlantic, learning to read weather before I learned to read books. Photography arrived later — a borrowed Pentax K1000, a darkroom in a school basement, and the slow miracle of an image surfacing in a tray.

Today I split my time between Lisbon and assignment travel for clients including Kinfolk, Cereal, Hermès and The New York Times Magazine. I still shoot most personal work on film, mostly because it makes me slower, and slowness is the entire point.

12
years shooting
48
countries
190+
editorial features
1
very patient cat

03 — Commissions

What I can make for you.

01

Portrait Sittings

Two-hour sessions in natural light, in studio or on location. Delivered as 25 finished frames.

from €480Enquire →
02

Editorial & Brand

Day and half-day rates for magazines, lookbooks and considered brands. Concept, production, post.

from €1,800/dayEnquire →
03

Weddings & Elopements

A small handful taken each year. Documentary in feel, never staged, often analog.

from €3,200Enquire →

05 — Say hello

Let's make
something quiet.

hello@maravance.photo