Since February 2025, dancer Zoe Solomons and Mark Brumell have been collaborating on Dancing the Unseen, a fine art photography project exploring the intersection of movement, emotion, and spirituality.

Through this ongoing work, he aims to push the boundaries of visual storytelling, capturing moments that are dynamic, edgy, and evocative. In a world where much is seen but little is felt, the images seek to reveal the unseen — inviting the viewer to experience energy, emotion, and presence beyond the familiar.

The project is about experimentation and connection: the way light falls across movement, the tension between stillness and motion and the feeling that lingers after the image is made. Every frame is a one off, a moment caught between dancer and photographer, creating something that is as much about presence as it is about form.

"I’ve been photographing ongoing work with the dancer Zoe Solomons, making images together in the studio that revolve around chance and experimentation. The setup is simple and the process is open, allowing movement to lead the picture rather than controlling every moment. It’s an ongoing fine art project focused on seeing what happens when timing, gesture and instinct come together in front of the camera.

Alongside this, I’ve been doing commercial work for Guinness Zero and Seedlip non-alcoholic drinks, shooting social campaigns using my documentary approach to photography.

I was also commissioned by Amber Scott to photograph one of her luxury yoga retreats at Trasierra Lodge, just outside Seville in southern Spain. I documented the retreat as it unfolded across the days there, photographing the yoga practice, the landscape around the lodge, and the quieter moments of the retreat experience."

Mark Brumell is a documentary and studio photographer with a background in travel, culture, and people-led storytelling.

Trained in photography after leaving school and later studying at Brighton Art College and in Bristol, his work is shaped by both classical photographic practice and contemporary documentary traditions. He has spent periods living with communities, including time with a Peruvian family in the Amazon, documenting everyday life with a quiet, respectful observational style.

Alongside long-form documentary projects, Mark works in the studio producing portrait and commercial imagery, bringing the same sense of narrative, detail, and authenticity to controlled environments.

His influences include Albert Kahn and Steve McCurry, and his work has been exhibited and presented in public talks and corporate settings. Mark’s photography seeks to reveal character, context, and the subtle human stories often overlooked.

Mark Brumell is a UK-based photographer with over 30 years of experience, having started his career in 1991. His passion for photography began at age 11, capturing moments on his mother’s Kodak point-and-shoot during a holiday in Italy. This early excitement for image-making has stayed with him ever since.

Mark’s career began assisting in commercial photography, working on projects for brands like Jaguar and British Airways. He then studied Visual Communications at Bristol before working as a graphic designer with Dyson and later freelancing in London, where he combined design and photography skills. In 2004, Mark went freelance, designing branding and photography for the startup clothing brand Finisterre, while expanding his photographic client base.

He has worked with global brands such as Coca-Cola, Microsoft, BBC and Channel 4.

More recently, Mark has focused on long-term personal projects, including documenting life in the Peruvian Amazon and his ongoing fine-art project 'Dancing the Unseen'. His work has been featured in exhibitions, including one at Apple’s London Head Office.