Mike Martin, AWPF, EFIAP

Mike has been actively involved in club photography for many years gaining a few awards and his AWPF, EFIAP distinctions on the way. 
With a variety of lectures available, Mike has shared his creative approach with nearly 100 camera clubs. 

Mike has been actively involved in club photography for many years, most recently at Bristol PS where he manages their studio and external competition entries and the portrait / image editing modules on their annual photography course. 

Mike has received numerous acceptances and awards in international salons of photography and other competitions.  Being competitive, Mike says it’s cheaper winning stuff than it is buying gear! 

Mike volunteers with a local charity, Photographers with Disabilities organising and leading their portrait / studio sessions.  

With a variety of lectures available, Mike has shared his creative approach with nearly 100 camera clubs. 

Favourite paper and why:

Always one to break the rules, I have two favourite papers:

Firstly PF Lustre.  It is cheap, versatile and resilient to handling, and important point when entering print competitions where handling of the prints may otherwise result in damage to the surface and result in a less than pristine print being presented to the judge.  It’s also my ‘go to’ where I want a bright white base rather than the more natural warm base some other papers exhibit.

For myself or where I know prints will be handled with care, I’d pick Platinum Baryta 300 – its deep blacks and saturation particularly suit my style of photos particularly mono images and those with a reduced colour pallet.

Visit Mikes Website to see more of his work here