Education
2014–2018 - Graduated from the Nederlandse Fotovakschool, Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.
Professional Development
2021–2022 - Lighthouse: Talent Development Program, FOTODOK, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
2019 - Workshop led by NOOR photographer Kadir van Lohuizen, iMPACT DOC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Awards and Distinctions
2023 - Royal Photographic Society’s Award for Achievement in the Art of Photography (under 35yrs)
2022 - Foam Talent 2022
2021 - Winner of the MACK First Book Award 2021
2019 - Longlisted for the Rabo Photographic Portrait Talent 2019
2019 - LensCulture Emerging Talent Awards 2019, awarded special distinction by Dagmar Seeland
2019 - FRESH EYES 2019
2019 - Zilveren Camera 2018 – Documentary National, 1st place
2018 - GUP New Dutch Photography Talent 2019
2018 - Winner of the Keep an Eye Fotovakschool Grant 2018
2018 - Life Framer Photography Award – The Human Body, honorable mention, judged by Roger Ballen
Books
MARVEL. London: MACK, 2021.
MARVEL. Self-published, 2020.
Film
Marvel Harris: Alles is nu. Directed by Jessica Villerius. Produced by Posh Productions. Videoland, 2019.
Public Collections
Art Collection Deutsche Börse, Frankfurt, Germany
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
Selected Creative Talks and Lectures
2022 - Foam Talks: Talent Talks 2022 with Marvel Harris & Hélène Selam Kleih.
2022 - In Conversation: Just Wide Enough to Hold the Weight with Drew Sawyer, Baxter St at the Camera Club of New York, New York, USA.
2021 - Marvel Harris & Mariama Attah: photography as therapy, Webber Gallery, London, UK.
2020 - FOTODOK Book Club: The Dutch Edition, TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
2020 - Queer Café, What You See Festival, Bibliotheek Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
2019 - What You See Symposium, Het Huis Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
2018 - Talks About Photography, Het Huis Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Selected Features, Interviews, Press, and Print Publications
2023 - Picter: Meet Photographer Marvel Harris
2023 - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: Das Erfassen des Unsagbaren
2023 - VOSTOK magazine #37 – Your Selfie
2022 - Pf Fotografie Magazine #7
2022 - de Volkskrant: Tentoonstelling in Fotodok Utrecht creëert empathie voor andere mensen
2022 - doc! photo magazine #48
2022 - Blind Magazine: Looking at Gender and the Self
2022 - Harper’s Bazaar: Una mostra a New York esplora l’identità di genere
2022 - Dazed: These portraits explore how it feels to inhabit a queer body
2022 - Foam Magazine #61: Talent
2021 - photo-eye: Jess T. Dugan’s Favorite Book from 2021
2021 - Vogue Italia: Marvel Harris documents his gender transition in a photobook
2021 - International Center of Photography: Top Ten Photobooks by David Campany and Vince Aletti
2021 - i-D: Racconto fotografico di una transizione di genere: intervista a Marvel Harris
2021 - British Journal of Photography: Ten photobooks by emerging photographers to take note of
2021 - Strange Fire Collective: Book Review: “MARVEL” by Marvel Harris
2021 - British Journal of Photography: July/August 2021: Ones to Watch
2021 - i-D: A photographer understands their dysphoria & autism through self-portraits
2021 - Dazed: Marvel Harris’s portraits capture the anguish and joy of gender transition
2021 - The Guardian: ‘An ongoing search for myself’: the story of a transition – in pictures
2021 - The Observer: The big picture: Marvel Harris captures a joyous moment during his gender transition
2021 - AnOther Magazine: “Raw and Honest”: A Photographer Documents Their Journey to Self-Acceptance
2020 - The Best of LensCulture, Volume 4
2020 - NRC Weekend: ‘Uit de kast komen’ is nog geen emancipatie
2020 - SHUTR.photo: Transitie van gender in beeld
2019 - Twentsche Courant Tubantia: De schreeuw van Marvel Harris
2019 - de Stentor: Marvel legde zijn transitieproces van vrouw naar man vast
2018 - Pf Fotografie Magazine: Marvel Harris – Inner Journey
2018 - Focus Magazine: Marvel Harris – De camera als beste vriend