This is my 22nd year in business as a freelance photographer.

Based in Washington, DC, my roots are in photojournalism, having started with stringing for the AP and shooting lots of Sunday magazine pieces back when shooting chrome was the norm. I quickly made the jump to newsstand magazines in 1988 when Newsweek contracted me to cover the presidential primaries.  I joined the respected agency SABA when it was new and spent the next dozen years or so covering Capitol Hill, The White House, and making portraits of the famous, the infamous, and the not-so-famous for the likes of TIME, Newsweek, Business Week, The New York Times Magazine, Fortune, Forbes, People, Der Spiegel, Stern, The Reader's Digest, Rolling Stone, and Wired, to name a few.

When SABA was acquired by Corbis, I had a new photo credit next to my name but the work continued much the same. I began doing more and more corporate and commercial work as the editorial market tightened, shooting for Nokia, Nextel, Nike (what's with all the "N" clients?), AOL, IBM, CBS Photo, The RLJ Companies, and for various foundations and corporate annual reports. 

I continue to cover the White House for Corbis and enjoy an eclectic mix of corporate, editorial, and advertising assignments. The variety is what has always made freelancing attractive to me. One day I'll be part of Washington's pack of wolves tracking down the latest fresh political kill, and the next I'm off doing a lazy, blue water feature for a yachting magazine. Then, before I know it, I'm back using my years of D.C. know-how to get that elusive CEO, senator,  or cabinet official to give me something more than the customary five-minute Washington portrait.

Yes, balance is what it's all about. My wife of 15 years and two kids are a steady reminder of that ;-)

So, if a seasoned pro with a keen eye is what you need for your next photo assignment, please give me a call. I'll be happy to personally discuss your project with you and find a solution that works for us both.

Until then, thanks for stopping by.

Cheers,
Martin