Martin has lived and worked in Asia for more than 15 years, having shot in China, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Cambodia, Myanmar on commercial and narrative projects. Most recently, Martin shot an episode of a science fiction TV-series called 'Future Sex' for the Black Pills media network. Previously, Martin shot second unit for the Thai feature film “The Last Executioner” directed by Tom Waller of DeWarrenne Films, starring Vithaya Prasringarm (who recently won the best actor award for the film at the 2014 Shanghai film festival).
Aside from working as a director of photography, Martin has worked with numerous renowned DOPs as their technical advisor and dailies colorist (on set DIT), most notably Larry Smith (DOP of Eyes Wide Shut, Bronson, Only God Forgives), Mauro Fiore (The Island, Training Day, Oscar winner for Avatar), Greig Fraser (Snow White and the Huntsman, Zero Dark Thirty, Killing Them Softly), and Glen Macpherson (Resident Evil, Pompeii, Rambo). Working alongside these captains of industry has been a great learning path for Martin to not only understand the technical side of cinematography more deeply, but also to be a part of the creation of images by some of the most celebrated cinematographers working today.
Martin’s visual style is best described as a mix of modern and vintage: a love for anamorphic lenses, camera motion, subtle lighting and high dynamic range imagery, all to support the story and immersing the viewer in a tapestry of dream-like images.