He has been photographing some of the natural world’s most iconic creatures and locations for over 20 years and specialises in creating fine art black and white prints that are carefully selected from his diverse portfolio of work. His travels have taken him to every continent, many an island and some of the most remote locations on the planet. His passion for photography truly took off when he be
came a scuba diver and began exploring the fascinating and totally alien world beneath the waves. He aspired to share it’s largely unseen beauty with as many people as possible. This was made substantially easier with the advent of digital photography and as an underwater photographer Martin was one of those early adopters who could clearly see the massive benefits of having more than just a 36 shot reel to work with. He is also a qualified dive master and technical diver who has been to a depth of over 100 m/330 ft, far beyond the limits of normal recreational scuba diving. Some of the notable dive locations that he has visited include the Galapagos archipelago, Indonesia, the Philippines, the Maldives and the Red Sea. As a true lover of all things nature and a passionate explorer, his interests inevitably widened to include land-based photography as well. Not one to eschew extreme environments and remote locations, over the last few years he has spent much of his time photographing subjects in places such as the Arctic & Antarctic, as well as many of the world’s great deserts, jungles and plains. Some of his favourites include Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, South Georgia island, Antarctica, Mongolia, Vietnam, Namibia, Kenya, Egypt and of course his native United Kingdom. Through his work, Martin aims to both celebrate the beauty of the natural world and raise awareness about the challenges it faces from us, humanity. Ultimately, he hopes that these snapshots into the lives of unique individuals and species will inspire people to preserve our planet’s vanishing natural wonders through more than just images.
