Bob Martin is an English photojournalist who specializes on
sports. Really anything that deals with sports has been covered by Bob. The
Olympics? Yep. Rugby? Naturally. Horse racing... on ice? Of course!
Bobs photography is widely known for its action. Never is
there a lack of cinematic feel to his work, which is probably why he has won
over 50 multi-national awards. That is a major achievement for anyone, let
alone a photographer.
Netting these awards has also given Bob the chance to travel
all around the world. That's right, not only has the man photographed many of
the worlds sports, but he has also visited its many countries/provinces.
Now of days Bob
still regularly takes photos of sports and even gets his worked regularly
published in Time, Sports Illustrated, and even The New York Times. If you
would like to see more of Bobs amazing photograph, check out his personal
website bobmartinphotgraphy.us
On his website bobmartinphotgraphy.us in his about page he
perfectly expresses why he enjoys photography so much and what it really allows
him to do. I would like to share that quote with you. "Living in Alaska
has taught me to love light and the way it places across the face of this
ever-changing planet. My goal is to keep my heart open, my mind quiet and my
eyes alert for images that hold singular moments of beauty. Photography is a
way to live my passion and intention. I hope that my images reflect this
journey." When asked, in an interview for professionalphotographers.co.uk,
what his proudest moment in photography was, he answered “I covered the
Paralympics in Athens in depth and one of my pictures won the award,” explains
Martin. “It was moving to see those guys, with all their physical conditions,
out there competing. Emotionally, it was hard – normally I have a very thick
skin with these types of things, but that was the first time something like that
got to me. It puts life into perspective.”
According to bobmartin.com, Bob Martin has been a
photographer for more than 30 years covering almost every major sporting event.
He has photographed the last 13 winter and summer Olympics, and in the 2012
games he was appointed the overall photo chief of the games.
Also according to bobmartin.com, Bob Martin is the only
Sports Illustrated photographer that is based outside the USA. He currently lives in England, where he has
won the British Sports Photographer of the Year Award 3 times now.
Bob Martin has been the recipient of 57 National and International awards.
According to his website 23 of those awards were won in 2005 alone and within
in those 23 was the World Press Photo Sports Picture of the year. He has also
had photos published in various publications such as Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, Life Magazine and
National Geographic.
