I’m an author who’s as passionate about photography as I am about writing novels. It all started when I was a kid and my dad bought me a Kodak Instamatic 100 camera. When I was in college I purchased a Nikkormat (Nikon) 35mm for a photography course. I ended up… 0
© 2021 by Gayle Martin. All Rights Reserved. Monument Valley, Arizona, with its unique massive buttes, is a photographer’s dream. It’s located on the Navajo nation in northeastern Arizona, near the four corners. John Ford made Monument Valley famous in the 1930s when he directed a number of western movies… 0
©2020 by Gayle Martin. All Rights Reserved Let’s face it. 2020 wasn’t such a great year. However, I still managed to shoot some memorable photos, and I found lockdowns had some distinct advantages. I could find places to park. I didn’t have to worry about crowds or having someone walk… 0
© 2020 by Gayle Martin. All Rights Reserved. I’m still working on my 35mm project and have restored more of my vintage photos. This small series is part of a bigger series I took in the United Kingdom back in 1987. I was on one of those guided bus tours… 0
© 2017, 2020 by Gayle Martin. All Rights Reserved. It won’t make you a great photographer I’ve joined a few photography groups on Facebook and have learned some helpful tips and tricks. I’m also seeing some outstanding photography. Unfortunately, I’m also seeing a subliminal message coming from newbies.They all seem… 0
© 1979 2020 by Gayle Martin. All Rights Reserved. I attended Arizona State University in the late 1970s and early 1980s. ASU was, and still is, a beautiful campus with impressive architecture and scenic landscaping. I revisited the campus in 2011. Some areas looked exactly as they did when I… 0
Restoring my old 35mm photos has been a fun trip down memory lane. This series, circa 1980, features the European Crossroads Chopping Center, which was located near Bachman Lake in Dallas, Texas. At the time I was going to an art school which was also a tenant at the European… 0
This past July I sold my home in Tucson, Arizona, (sort of like Jojo in that old Beatles song,) and moved to Las Cruces, New Mexico. In the middle of a heat wave, in the middle of a pandemic. Yep, it’s how I roll. I bought a lovely home with… 0
The band Five Way Street. © 2020 by Gayle Martin. All Rights Reserved. Once upon a time, before Covid came along, I was a regular at The Gaslight Music Hall in Oro Valley, Arizona. It was a fun place. Several of my friends performed there, and I made a number… 0
I recently took a little mini photography excursion and did a shoot at St. Philip’s Plaza here in Tucson, Arizona. St. Philips is a small, upscale shopping center which is normally quite busy, but with the Covid-19 restrictions it’s now a ghost town, which meant I could actually find a… 0
It’s funny how a seemingly unremarkable photo can become iconic. Such is the case with the above photo, titled, Joy! A few years ago I had to go to San Diego to work on a video I was producing. I needed footage of a figure walking into the ocean, at… 0