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HTML

<div class="work-subwrap">
    <table>
        <tr>
            <td class="description-wrap"><a class="project-link" href="#modal1">Maru</a></td>
            <td class="image"><img alt="" id="first" src="https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQdiIK0bVvSbRnegxQPMS6V0nBHFT40j6P6OH-C11pmooy6Duad" /></td>
        </tr>
    </table>
</div>

CSS

.work-subwrap {
    width:70%;
    padding-top:200px;
    background-color:#C87778;
    margin:0 auto;
    margin-top:30px;
    position:relative;
    display:table;
}
.image {
    width:50%;
    vertical-align:middle;
}
.description-wrap {
    background-color:#fff;
    display:table-cell;
    vertical-align:middle;
    text-align: center;
}

.image img {width:100%;}