About Joining

About Mark

Mark Murfitt is a British fine art photographer who creates monumental photographic compositions that transform familiar landmarks into something completely new. For more than 30 years, he has pursued his passion for the Joiner form, relishing the challenge of capturing new locations, countries, and cities. Through his distinctive “Joining” technique, Mark builds each piece from dozens of individually captured photographs — sometimes as many as 90 images — layered seamlessly into one immersive visual narrative. But it’s more than just technique. It’s about capturing time, memory, and detail in a way that reveals more than any single frame could.

Mark is passionate about reimagining places we think we know — transforming well-loved icons into forms that feel utterly new. His artworks don’t just depict landmarks; they reinterpret them, inviting viewers to stand still, to look longer, and to see deeper — to notice the subtle shifts, hidden rhythms, and countless details contained within. Already vast in scale, his Joiners need no enlargement to command presence; they are monumental by their very nature. Through this process, the ordinary becomes extraordinary. A landmark becomes a panoramic narrative. And a collection of single photographs becomes a monumental memory you can live with.

“Every photograph within a composition is like a fragment of memory — a glimpse, a breath, a moment. On their own, they’re beautiful, but when joined together they become something far greater than the sum of their parts: a living story woven from light, perspective, and place.”

Over decades of dedication, Mark has refined this practice into an artform that bridges photography and memory, precision and imagination. Each Joiner is both a technical achievement and an act of discovery — a chance to see the familiar transformed into something timeless and rare. Whether capturing the layered character of a city, the grandeur of a landscape, or the intimacy of a single place, his work invites us into a dialogue between what we know and what we might yet see. His Joiners stand as artworks of endurance and originality — created to archival standards, editioned with care, and built to hold their meaning for generations.

Mark invites the opportunity to expand the horizons of his work, bringing the Joiner form to new regions and audiences worldwide. From the streets of London to the coasts of Cornwall, from iconic global landmarks to hidden corners of wilderness, he delights in revealing the spirit of a place in ways no single image could achieve. He is excited and challenged by the prospect of reimagining vibrant cities such as New York, San Francisco, and Palm Beach, as well as the dynamic skylines of Shanghai, Beijing, and Hong Kong. In every project, Mark seeks not only to depict the world, but to reveal its hidden spirit in a form both monumental and timeless.

The creation of a Joiner begins long before a single image is captured. For Mark, it starts with careful observation of place: standing still, watching, listening, accepting and waiting for the light. Like Monet returning to the same subject across seasons and hours, he often visits a location multiple times — at dawn, at dusk, or even months apart — to understand how its mood shifts. Only then does he select the exact vantage point from which the Joiner will be created, choosing the perspective that best conveys the essence and spirit of the place.

When the time is right, the act of photographing is precise and intentional. Dozens of images are captured, each one a fragment of the larger whole. Back in the studio, these fragments are layered and composed with meticulous care, slowly taking shape as a single, immersive vision. It is a process that blends memory, craft, and imagination — transforming many separate moments into a cohesive work of art.

As Mark describes it:

“Every image is like a note in a piece of music — beautiful on its own, but when joined together they create something greater, something that resonates.”

Music is the unseen influence, it's more than an accompaniment; it is a force that enters and shifts the soul. As Mark creates each Joiner, the rhythms, tones, and atmospheres of the music he listens to shape his choices — guiding instinct, sharpening detail, and opening doors to unexpected possibilities. The final artwork carries echoes of this influence, infused with something felt as much as seen.

For Mark, this connection is vital. He believes that to fully embrace and understand a Joiner, it should be viewed with the same music that shaped its creation. In this way, image and sound are joined, allowing the viewer not only to see what he saw, but also to feel what he felt — a harmony of sight, sound, and spirit woven into a single, living work of art.