Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, working name "Mert and Marcus", are fashionphotographers who work together on a collaborative basis. Their work and style is influenced by the photographer Guy Bourdin and have pioneered the use of digital manipulation within their field.
Mert and Marcus, born in 1974 in Turkey and Wales respectively, met for the first time in England in 1994 after having worked for a brief period in different areas, the first in classical music and the second in graphic design. Marcus was an assistant photographer and Mert was a fashion photo modeler. After working together in the photography business, they decided to create a team. When they showed their first photos to "Dazed and Confused", the London fashion magazine, they immediately made the cover. ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mert_and_Marcus