# Mert Alas

> Half of Mert and Marcus, among the most influential fashion-photography duos of the past three decades.

- Canonical: https://thecastindex.com/creatives/mert-alas
- Discipline: Photographer
- Based: London, Turkey
- Known for: One half of the photography duo Mert and Marcus
- Editor: Kaiser Khan

Mert Alaş is a Turkish-born fashion photographer who, with Marcus Piggott, forms the duo Mert and Marcus. Since 1994 the pair have shot for Vogue, W and Interview and created campaigns for Dior, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and Givenchy; they won the Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator in 2018.