exhibitions/assignments
1986 – Present day
An on-going twenty-four year personal black & white photography project featuring landscapes, temples and portraits taken in the Asian region.
2009
Short Films for the History Channel
The production of ten 3-4 minute interstitials for the History Channel
2008
Sena Clubhouse
A series of 120 photographs showing Thailand in a time gone by that are on permanent display at the Sena Clubhouse, a clubhouse central to the Royal Residence luxury housing project in Bangkok.
2008 – (March)
9 Days
A solo exhibition at Wyndham Thai, Bangkok. Photographs from my Thailand: 9 Days In The Kingdom assignment to the hill tribes north of Chiang Rai and the ancient cities of Sukhothai and Khampaeng Phet.
2007 – (Nov)
9 Days
A solo exhibition at the Four Seasons Hotel, Bangkok. Photographs from my Thailand: 9 Days In The Kingdom assignment to the hill tribes north of Chiang Rai and the ancient cities of Sukhothai and Khampaeng Phet.
2007 – (Sept)
Compassionate Dreams
A solo exhibition raising funds for Bangkok’s Mercy Centre held at the Sukhothai Hotel. Martin’s photos were auctioned during a cocktail evening.
2007 – (March)
Angkor: Into The Hidden Realm
A large format book titled Angkor: Into The Hidden Realm, published by Mark Standen Publishing Ltd. containing over 80 b/w infrared photos taken over a 14 year period at Angkor, with a foreword written by HRH Princess Norodom Rattana-Devi.
2007 – (Jan)
Thailand: 9 Days In The Kingdom
A photo assignment for a book project in honour of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s 80th birthday. Fifty of the world’s most celebrated photographers were sent all over Thailand to cover all aspects of the Kingdom. This book was released in November 2007.
www.9days-inthekingdom.com
2006 – (Sept)
A solo photo exhibition at Wave Photo Gallery in Brescia, Italy, featuring forty selected images from my Asian portfolios.
www.wavephotogallery.com
2006 – (Feb)
The Four Seasons Hotel group
A series of infrared b/w photographs featuring the culture and landscapes of the Golden Triangle, on permanent display at their new ‘tent’ hotel concept in Chiang Rai, Thailand.
www.fourseasonshotel.com/goldentriangle/index.html
2005
Hotel de la Paix, Siem Reap, Cambodia
One hundred and eighty large-format infrared b/w photos of Angkor incorporated into the design of the Hotel de la Paix in Siem Reap, Cambodia — one of Bill Bensley's luxurious designs.
www.hoteldelapaixangkor.com
2005 (Oct)
Lifestyle portraits for an exhibition promoting AIDS awareness by Youth Aids opened by HRH Ubon Ratana Rajkanya, the Princess of Thailand.
2005
A solo photo exhibition at The Four Seasons Hotel, Rachadamri featuring my latest black & white Asian portfolio.
2004
Portraits of children at Bangkok’s Mercy Centre AIDS foundation, for an exhibition opened by Ashley Judd and Coco Lee, shown during the international AIDS conference.
2003
A solo photo exhibition at The Four Seasons Hotel, Rachadamri featuring my latest black & white Asian portfolio.
2001
Red eye
A self-published limited edition book featuring fifteen-years of Asian infrared images.
1999 – on-going
A personal film project following the lives of four Black Hmong hill tribe girls from NW Vietnam, as mass tourism takes hold in their once sleepy mountain vista.
1999 – on-going
Director of Photography on a free-lance basis for Discovery Channel Asia, The History Channel, Human TV, Firewire Films, Tian Pictures and various independent documentary film projects.