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This handcrafted b&w film photo depicts a child running through crashing tide at the beach. The shape of her dress and body in this moment echo the movement of the water and represent a return to and union with the sea.
Johnny Martyr is an East Coast documentary photographer who handcrafts, black & white lifestyle images. Martyr's photography can be found in periodicals such as Marie Claire, Huffington Post, & Buzzfeed; on the gallery walls of ArtistAngle & The Delaplaine; as well as the social media of Kodak Professional. He graduated Villa Julie College with a BS in Film, Video & Theatre in 2003 & was a wedding photographer at Bradley Images from 2001 to 2004. Martyr took production stills & covered news events for Erickson Living from 2006 to 2009. In 2011, he teamed up with Stephanie Lee to form Martyr & Lee Photography. He has been a freelance author for Petapixel since 2018. Martyr has photographed politicians including Bill & Hillary Clinton; musicians Veruca Salt & comedian Nikki Glaser. When he’s not shooting, Johnny Martyr collects Night of the Living Dead trading cards & enjoys drinking absinthe while listening to 80's & 90's brit pop.
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