Russ Martin has been a member of Fotoblur since March 10, 2008.
Recently, my work has enjoyed more success than I ever thought possible. In 2006, after being more or less inactive in fine art photography for about 25 years, I entered B&W magazine's first portfolio contest with some older images and won a Spotlight. Realizing that success may be possible, my creative spirit was rejuvenated. I have since created "The Hosta Project" , the "Dahlia Series", "Flora Spheres", and many single images. Fortunately, my work has been rewarded by features in Silvershotz, COLOR, Black and White (UK), and has won prestigious national and international honors in competitions such as first place in the Lucies, first place in PX3, first place in B&W magazine, three finalist selections in the Smithsonian magazine contest, and more. My work is represented by ContemporaryWorks.net
Biography
Born 1949
Hometown - Clinton, NY
Education -
BS - SUNY Brockport, FineArts/Photogaphy/Education
MFA- SUNY New Paltz 1974, Photography
Certificate of Advanced Study - SUNY New Paltz 1990, Ed. Admin.
Employment-
I retired in 2008 and am devoting my full energy to fine art photography. I have taught fine art photography in five colleges and three high schools.