Photographer of the Week-- Bob Martin

Bob Martin was born and raised in England and currently resides there as well. He is famous for his sports photography and getting right in the middle of the action on the athletic field. Bob captures a lot of shots at competitive events and then also the players involved in those events. Bob specializes in action shots that are mostly done in the sports area. Bob has photographed every single Olympic Game since 1998 and his photographs have been published in many places such as Sports Illustrated, New York Times, The Sunday Times, Life Magazine, Time magazine and more.

He has a lot of accomplishments so far with his work and has some big honors that he gets to be a part of, like the Olympics. I would say that Bob’s claim to fame was his pictures he gets at really odd angles that no one else would think to do. His pictures are so clear and intense and every single one is unique. Bob is definitely known for his work is famous magazines and taking really awesome photos of all types.

Bob has been awarded over 53 national and international awards. In 2005, he was lucky enough to be awarded the “Sports Picture of the Year” award. In that year Bob also won 23 awards. Bob has also won the British Sports Photographer of the Year three times. He has some really great accomplishments and I think he will only continue to receive awards over the many years he will keep taking pictures.

One quote from Bob Martin I like is, “As I get older, I find the physical stuff gets harder. Even with golf, you have to walk 18 holes with the golfer, but you’re in with the crowd and on the edge of the course, so it’s much harder to walk down there than it is to walk in the middle of the fairway.” This shows how committed he is to his work even when the circumstances aren’t ideal.

This is my favorite photo from Bob Martin because it shows the kind of extremes he goes to in order to get the perfect shot. He isn’t afraid to get right in the middle of the action. 

Image from:bobmartinphotographer.blogspot.com

Other work: http://www.bobmartin.com/

Sources:

 "Bob Martin." World Press Photo. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2016. 

http://www.worldpressphoto.org/people/bob-martin