Mischa Haller is a Swiss documentary and portrait photographer based in London.
He has worked extensively for the UK press, design agencies and branding companies, documenting the faces and places of our times.
He tells stories through authentic and engaging documentary-style narratives, which are used for advertising, branding and marketing.
In spring 2024, Mischa's youth culture documentary work has joined the British Culture Archive.
The BCA launched its book publishing program with Mischa's book 'Not Going Home' in February 2025.
The book sold out twice within 10 days of release (1st and 2nd edition).
Shows
2025 TeCHno exhibition at the Swiss National Museum Zurich opened, featuring some early club culture and techno fashion photography shot in Switzerland in the early 90s, Zurich
2022 Photo London with L A Noble Gallery, Peter Beard portraits, London
2017 Fix Photo Festival, Zone 3,London
2016 Fix Photo Festival, Peter Beard portraits, London
2007 UBS Young Art, G27 Zurich
2006 ‘on Bute’, The Photographers’ Gallery, Print room, London
2005 ‘on Bute’, Galerie Paule Friedland & Alexandre Rivault, Paris
2005 ‘on Bute’, Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute
2004 Summer Photography Exhibition, The Photographers’ Gallery, Print Room, showing a selection of images from the ‘In between’ series, London
2004 ‘In Between’, Galerie Paule Friedland & Alexandre Rivault, Paris
Books
'Not Going Home', book of photographs of post-club Britain in 1998 (2025).
'UBS Young Art', catalogue to document young artists at work as part of a scholarship program for the bank (2007).
'on Bute', book about the community on the Isle of Bute, commissioned and published by the Mount Stuart Trust (2005).
'off chance', book of portraits and reportage (2002).
Awards
‘Brexit night’ was given an award of artistic excellence by the Circle Foundation in May 2021
The 'Eurostar Sleepers' series of the book was short-listed for the St James' Group Photography Prize 2002 and displayed at Flowers East Gallery, London.
The 'Swimmers' series from ‚In Between‘ was given a 2003 Award of Excellence by Photography Annual 44 and appeared in the August 2003 issue of Communication Arts (USA).
Press
2025 'NotGoing Home', The Guardian, DJMag, Rolling Stone UK, Time Out, Mixmag, Photo London Book Club and Huck Magazine.
2017 'Zone 3' featured on The Guardian website in 2017 for the launch of Fix Festival.
Selection of clients:
Amazon, Adobe, Pictet & Cie, UBS, Zurich Financial Services, RNIB, Tages Anzeiger, The Future Laboratory, Courtauld Institute of Art, Friends of the National Gallery Berlin, John Brown Media, Redwood Publishing and Seven.
The editorial work has been published extensively in the magazines of The Independent, The Guardian, The Times and The Daily Telegraph, as well as Rabona, Monocle, Viewpoint and Die Zeit.
His documentary work is syndicated by Getty Images and his portraits are distributed by Camera Press.
In Summer 2011 he curated a large-scale billboard photography show, 'Re-Generation', with Swiss artists around London Bridge.
Represented by:
British Culture Archive: britishculturearchive.co.uk
Schönbucher Fotografen, Zurich: schoenbucherfotografen.ch
L A Noble Gallery, London: www.lauraannnoble.com
Studio: MischaPhoto Ltd, Shed London, Workspace 2, 8 Lee Street, London E8 4DY, UK