Bio
Marcus Ubungen is an LA–based director and photographer whose work spans documentary, portraiture, and commercial filmmaking. His practice is rooted in human connection and curiosity, often using 8×10 large format photography to slow down and create more intentional portraits.
After losing his home in the Eaton Fire, he began photographing his neighbors in Altadena using an 8×10 large-format film camera. What started as a small, personal effort grew into an ongoing body of work documenting the broader community, the spaces, and objects left behind. Created over time and after the initial attention faded, the project reflects on memory, loss, and resilience, and serves as a way to honor a place and its people as Altadena continues to rebuild.
Marcus is a former portrait photographer for the LA Times, a Vimeo Staff-Picked filmmaker, and a member of the Directors Guild of America.
