Sharing a Lifelong Passion

Martin's photography has been featured in multiple publications and art shows. Currently, he displays work at multiple galleries. Select pieces won international awards. Although his artistic presence was previously showcased in a specific niche (typically, train enthusiast-oriented), he has extended his reach to various art shows.  He continues to attend art showcases and fairs throughout the Southwestern United States.

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Artist Profile

Martin Matlack is a New Mexico native with a life-long passion for photography and railroads. Trained as a photojournalist, he delights in capturing people in their normal everyday element – today’s term is “Street Photography”.
“You have to train yourself to see in black and white. I believe that this medium has an emotion not found in color photography – the subtle variations in light and shadow impart a magic and mystery to the image – in effect, they enable a storytelling aspect that is greatly diminished if not absent in a color image."
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Martin shoots primarily with a medium format Mamiya C220, RB67 or Pentax 67. A Nikon Coolpix S3500 is within reach at all times, as is his iPhone. He processes his own black & white film and does all the post-processing work in-house. Printing is managed by an Epson Pro 3880 printer and he mats his own images.

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Art On Display & Gallery Info

ON DISPLAY

• Range Café - Bernalillo, NM

PUBLICATIONS:

• Amtrak.com
• New Mexico Rail Runner Express, Onboard Magazine, Face Book Cover Photo
• BIG (Germany) Model Railroad Publication, 2014
• 3 Railwiki (Netherlands) Model Railroad Publication, 2016
• Riding Amtrak Lionel Steel, 2012
• viewlinerltd.blogspot.com
• McMillan Publications, Inc.  2017 Santa Fe Color Calendar
• McGraw-Hill Education, Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics. Beer, 2018.
• McGraw-Hill Education,  Statics and Dynamics of Materials.  Beer, 2020.

GALLERIES:​

• Home at the Range Gallery - Bernalillo, NM

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Awards & Accolades

• Honorable Mention, World Photo Gala Awards 2012 Street Photography Competition,  "Alvarado Ticket Office 1969"
• Finalist, 6th Edition of the Pollux Awards,  2013, "Roll By".  (380 photographers from 47 countries submitted 2,040 images)
• Finalist, 7th Edition of the Pollux Awards, 2014, "Photo Gallery". (984 photographers from 62 countries submitted 5,117 images)
• Curator's Choice, "The Art of Healing", New Mexico Cancer Center, 2022-2023

Art Shows

• The Watermelon Gallery, 2013
• New Mexico Arts & Crafts Fair 2014, 2015, 2016
• Corrales Harvest Festival 2014
• Route 66 Arts Alliance 2015 - 2023
• Logan Summerfest Arts Faire 2015
• Southwest Festival of the Arts 2015
• Los Alamos Arts Council Winter Show 2015
• Annual NM Photographic Art Show 2015, 2018
• New Mexico State Fair 2015
• Santa Fe Artists Market 2016 - 2023
• New Mexico Railroad History Celebration 2018, 2019
• "The Art of Healing", New Mexico Cancer Center,     2018-2019, 2022-2023

Below are examples of matted prints. Black and White prints are matted with Bainbridge® 8305 Featherstone black-core board; Color prints are matted with Bainbridge® 8317 Steel Grey black-core board. All prints are mounted professionally on 1/4" foam core acid-free backing.