Mario Marino is an independent award winning Portrait photographer, austrian born and based in germany. One of the great humanists among the contemporary photographers. He has been photographing various peoples in their native lands since 2000. his work is exhibited in museums and galleries.Central to his pictures is a fascinating portraiture in which he maintains an empathetic connection to his subjects. Each image conveys a sense of simple joy of being and living in our world. ​ “To me it’s essential to show the beauty and dignity of people. Empathy, instinct and walking forward is the key to my work. I try to read people’s lives, the circumstances they live. I’m fascinated by their cultural background and identity”. His work is published in over 100 publications worldwide. Aesthetica Magazine, ART Magazine, Actup Photo Magazine, Air Empire Aviation Magazine, Artnet, Art Now Pakistan, Art Collection & Design Magazine Taiwan, BBC, Badisches Tagblatt, Berliner Morgenpost, Berliner Zeitung, Blur Art Magazine, BM Zeit, Bold Magazine, Brennpunkt Magazine, British Journal of Photography, Capriccio, The Culture Trip, Colorfoto, Dailyphotonews, DIE NACHT, Dodho Magazine, Evening Standard, Factice Magazine, Fine Art Printer, Foto Magazine & Foto Magazine Edition, FotoHits, Foto Forum Magazine, Das Fotoportal, De Gelderlander, Gup Magazine, Hunger Magazine, Der Westen, Gulf News, Islamic Arts Magazine, Gulf Today, Hole Magazine, Kölnische Rundschau, Kronen Zeitung, Kwerfeldein – Magazin für Fotografie, Life Force Magazine, Light Magazine, Leica LFI Magazine International, Leica M-Fotografie Magazine, L' Oeil de la Photographie, Living 360, F-Stop Magazine, Kulturexpresso, Kunstforum, Kulturpur Magazine, Main Post, ProPhoto, Professional Photographer, Me Magazin, Monopol Art Magazine, Muse Origins Magazin, Museums Magazin Museumtijdschrift, Mongolialive Magazine, Ninja Magazine, Noovo Magazine, Obsession Photo Magazine, Tagesspiegel, T.A.Z, The Open Magazine, Time Out Magazine, Schön Magazine, SchwarzWeiss Magazine, Shot Magazine, Sophot Magazine, Shadders Magazine, The National, The Telegraph, The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Royal Photographic Society, Notting Hill & Holland Park Magazine, National Geographic (Daily Dozen), NTV Online, Planet Art Magazine, Photogrvphy Magazine U.K, Photo Digitaal, Photo Magazine, Photo Presse PP10, PiB – Photography in Berlin, Pictorial - art buyers digest, PopMe Magazine, ProPhoto, Profi Foto, Photographie, Photonews, Photography - Now, PhotoZoom Magazine, Prinz Magazine, Redeye, Ringfoto, The Independent, Terra Mater Magazine, The World News, The Wall Street Journal, Salzburger Nachrichten, Satellite Magazine, Welt, Tabula Rasa Zeitung für Gesellschaft & Kultur, The Work Style Magazine, Umno Magazine, Victor Magazine, Vogue, 365 OneWorld Magazine, Weltkunst Magazine, Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, WestEast Magazine, World Traveller Magazine, Die ZEIT online . . . Exhibitions: Amsterdam, Basel, Berlin, Bejing, Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Brusells, Cologne, Dresden, Dubai, Düsseldorf, Edinburgh, Essen, Frankfurt am Main, Geneva, Gent, Hall, Karlsruhe, Königswinter, London, Miami, Munich, Nijmegen, North Wales, Palm Beach, Paris, Poznan, Salzburg, Stuttgart, Tokyo, Stockholm, Würzburg.