Artist Portrait Photography in Toronto, Canada

Artist Portraits & Studio Stories

As an artist myself, and having many artists in my family, I have a particular love for photographing artists in their natural habitat, wherever they choose to work. I seek to honour and capture the rhythm and textures of your practice, capturing the gestures, tools, processes, and presence that make your work truly yours. These images form a mini image library that is part portrait, part archive, and beautiful record of your creative life.

“Marina graciously waits for the real you to unfurl before her lens, as conversation and laughter easily draw you out. She’s excellent at getting an authentic capture on so many levels. Her subjects are alive, even in the stillness of the frame.”

– Johanna Reynolds, Painter

Portfolio of Artist Portraits

Johanna Reynolds

https://www.johannareynolds.ca/

Kathy Kranias

https://www.kathykranias.com/

"Marina Dempster has documented my ceramic sculptures since 2009. With great sensitivity to the three-dimensionality and surface quality of my pieces, she has consistently delivered photographs of the highest quality." – Kathy Kranias

Meredith Bingham

https://www.meredithbingham.com/

Tanya Fenkell

http://www.tanyafenkell.com

"Marina’s photographs capture both the intimacy of how I work and the emotions I try to express in my paintings. Being able to present myself (online or in a gallery context) through these images makes me feel the viewer will get a real sense of who I am, even before we’ve met. I can’t wait until our next shoot together." – Tanya Fenkell