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Rena
Marcus collaborated with, choreographer and dancer, Rena Butler for this breathtaking personal series.
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Rena
Marcus collaborated with, choreographer and dancer, Rena Butler for this breathtaking moving image piece.
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Illinois Lottery
Marcus had the opportunity to bring his style and vision into Illinois Lottery's latest campaign.
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Illinois Lottery
Marcus had the opportunity to bring his style and vision into Illinois Lottery’s latest campaign.
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Adidas Tiro
Marcus' latest work for Adidas, all captured via FaceTime.
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More from the shoot with Rena. Wardrobe from the shoot included;
suit by @louisvuitton
pants by @pleatspleaseisseymiyake
2x bathing suits by @normakamali
shoes by @alexanderwangny

This past weekend I connected with my friend @renabutler (amazing choreographer and dancer) on a personal shoot where I styled it myself, and built a little simple set in my backyard. We got to really vibe out, and just have a good time shooting with no real goal in mind except to have fun. It’s been such a long time since I’ve done a 'one man show' type of shoot, and it was a reminder of how rewarding and stressful the early days were when I literally had to do everything myself. Kind of cool, but the suit Rena’s wearing was my birthday gift to myself this year but I didn’t get to wear it due to being stuck in the house. It’s a cool suit, but Rena made it look way cooler than I could make it look. I’ll be posting more from the shoot. Sound on for maximum effect on this first one!

Working/creating during this uncertain time is definitely one of the more challenging things I’ve had to deal with in my professional life. Completing this production was hard to say the least. There was already concern about to how safely manage shooting this amid everything happening with the virus, then just days before we set out to start production George Floyd protests shut cities across the country down. Suddenly, nothing else felt important, and in some ways that feeling lingers on as everyday passes we continue trying to figure out how to solve the large scale issue of racism and inequality. Unfortunately or fortunately, depending on how you look at it, as they say in show business “the show must go on”. That said, I’m proud of this campaign I directed and photographed for the Illinois Lottery. It’s a client I never really saw myself making work for, but thanks to the folks at @okrpagency I got a chance to bring a little bit of my style and vision to this project. Production: @minimal.productions
DP/Editor: @simonreinertdp
CC: @austentatious2, @oooooosakibros, @jcondne, @krisreytalley, & @meyers.will

Hyped to have one of my shots of @k.mbappe on the cover of this years @easportsfifa game for the Champion’s Edition.

Class of 2020 - St. Rita, Class of 2024 - Morehouse