Martyn Thompson

Martyn Thompson is a photographer based in New York who specializes in still life, interior, beauty, accessory, fashion, and travel photography.^[1]

Career

Martyn Thompson was born in England but grew up in Sydney, Australia. He graduated school in 1982 and moved to New York. Then Thompson started to paint fabrics, turned them into skirts, and sold them at a boutique. He began to take photographs of his designs and became interested in photography.^[2]

Style

According to his website, his work “contains a strong documentary element, drawing the viewer into a scene in a way that raises intriguing and often enigmatic questions about what has just happened. Though his pictures are clearly shaped by an acute sense of visual history, they retain a strong contemporary identity. His images have been described as embodying the essence of tactile realism, while at the same time they possess a painterly quality.”^[2]

Martyn Thompson is described by Catharine Lumby of Graphis Publishing as specializing in “subtle variations in color and is capable of achieving visual balance in an apparently random composition.”^[3]

Career

Martyn Thomapson’s editorial clients include Vanity Fair, Men's Vogue, British Vogue, W Magazine, House & Garden, Gourmet, Travel + Leisure, City Magazine,^[2] and The New York Times Magazine,^[4] among others.

His advertising clients include Tiffany & Co., Gucci, Ralph Lauren, Hermès, American Express, Sony, Grey Goose, Cole Haan, Estee Lauder, and MAC Cosmetics.^[2]

Published work

Concrete
Home is Where the Heart Is written by Ilse Crawford, photographed by Martyn Thompson; Rizzoli April 2005; ISBN 978-0-8478-2685-8^[5]
Sensual Home written by Ilse Crawford, photographed by Martyn Thompson; Kyle Cathie September 2000; ISBN 978-1-902757-61-2^[6]
Wild at Heart written by Nikki Tibbles, photographed by Martyn Thompson; Octopus Publishing Group September 2001; ISBN 978-1-84091-130-5^[7]
The River Café Cook Book Series written by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers; Ebury Press 2008; ISBN 978-0-09-192532-1^[8]

References

1. ^ Martyn Thompson at City Magazine
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Martyn Thompson's Biography
3. ^ Catharine Lumby "Martyn Thompson" Graphis 2004
4. ^ "Landmark Status" The New York Times
5. ^ Home is Where the Heart Is
6. ^ Sensual Home
7. ^ Wild at Heart
8. ^ The River Cafe Cook Book Series

External links

• Martyn Thompson's website
• Martyn Thompson's Portfolio at Marek & Associates

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