I'm Martin, I make portraits!

My Grandfather painted portraits, he used oils on wood and canvas. He was an accomplished artist, but he never exhibited his work. I remember playing in his studio, the smells of the oil paint and the turpentine solvent that he used. 

This instilled a deep desire to make portraits. Learning photography during my school years, and actually developing the images in the school darkroom. I tried painting with watercolours for about 25 years, but eventually decided that I was a much better at photography. This set the pattern for my life in photography!

 

At the beginning of the first lockdown in 2020, I swapped first aid training for full time photography. Axiom Pictures rose like a phoenix from Axiom Training. It was actually much more of a challenge than I had imagined, starting a photography business from nothing! However, I have built a strong portfolio of portraits, of which I am very proud. My image making has gradually improved, and like a lot of life, I continue to work at honing my craft. I periodically attend training courses and also teach courses on photography. I treat landscape and travel photography as a hobby and a good excuse to travel around the world.

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I am ten years into my photography journey, and its fun. I have travelled all over the world, Greece - eight times in ten years! I particularly love the mountains of France. 

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There is an exquisite moment, when I click the shutter, and in that moment there is a beautiful image