Martin is an International Award Winning Photographer and very proud to be a member of The Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photo journalist Association
His photographs are very natural and he describes his style as 'capturing moments while staying in the shadow. That is just how I like to take photos too. - only not nearly as well!
This shot is brilliant! The image capture of the faces of the people tells the story in itself - I almost feel sorry for the man who is getting the 'talking to' :-) The tonal range works very well with the focal point being the lady who is talking.
Taken through the window - a private moment - still kept private but captured forever........
I like the compostion of this photograph, the tones of the black and grey from inside and then the colour outside and how he has used the window shape to frame the subject.
Brilliant capture of expressions!
This picture is possibly more staged than a lot of the others but I like the composition of the water just falling away from the main subjects. It has good use of shape and texture and the patterns that the water create add more interest.
I like all the tones in this picture - the main subjects are totally unaware of being photograpged and I think it works very well in black and white. The shape of the flowers draws your eye further into the picture.
So much has been captured in this image. The expressions of the three guests and the man standing behind them. The lady in the middle of the picture is the focal point but your eye is then drawn to the man standing behind her. Even though he is just out of sharp focus his face and hand gesture still add to the composition of the picture.
This photo was taken in North Wales. The focal point to me is to the back of the photograph where it looks like a beam of light is coming down from the sky and illuminating just one large wave. To the right of the photo there is a angry black cloud just coming into view. Lovely composition. Works brilliantly in black and white while the waves breaking closer to the foreground create patterns and add
This photograph captures two waves racing to the shore with the tops of the sea break acting as markers. I like the compostion of this, with the waves in the foreground - are they coming in or going out? They add texture and shape. Good use of tones.
For me, Martins photographs tell stories. Moments in time captured. Not posed but real.
