Mischa Haller is a Swiss documentary and portrait photographer based in London. His photography focuses on details and chance moments to show the larger picture of life.

At times quirky and humorous, his photos highlight the pathos of human existence and the poignancy of time spent waiting or watching or hoping.

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).

 Shows

2025 TeCHno exhibition at the Swiss National Museum Zurich opened, featuring some earlyclub culture and techno fashion photographyshot in Switzerland in the early 90s, Zurich

2022 Photo London with L A Noble Gallery, Peter Beard portraits, London

2020 Circle Foundation, ‘New Normal’ selected for the online exhibition ‘Art in the time of Coronavirus and Social Distancing’

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

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.

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).