Recent News
June-2001
— Be
sure to check out another project Ken is collaborating on online at VERJIK.COM.
Verjik is an artist who studied at the School of the Museum of
Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts. She uses vibrant but soft watercolors
to create her unique stationary. Her subjects include flowers, fruits,
fish and still life. A consummate artist, Verjik's creations range from
paintings to jewelry and even gourmet food. From the site, you can make
online orders of her gift cards, note papers, earrings, paintings, and
the famous Verjik's Flavored Garlic.
March-2001 —
Ken Martin will be going to Cuba in March and following
the footsteps of Che Guevarra with his camera. He will be travelling
with academics and students from Boston to find out more about Che's life
and the role he played in Cuban history. Please check back to see
his pictures from "Cuba Today" this Spring. or if interested in
sponsoring an exhibit of the new work.
Febuary-2001 — This semester Professor Ken, is teaching classes in Advanced Photojournalism and Special Topics in Photography at Suffolk University in Boston. Recently both classes attended an afternoon visit to the Arthur Griffin Center of Photography in Winchester, MA, for a gallery discussion and tour with Director Maria Lane. Students viewed the Annual Juried Exhibit and examined Mr. Griffin's archive and special Ted Williams photo room . Additionally Ken will become faculty advisor to the new university Photography Club and will oversee production of a student exhibit at the university in April 2001.
January-2001 — Ken exhibited his Legal Services Images at the Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Bar Association in the Park Plaza Hotel in Boston. The photos included work shot over the past 14 years for the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation and other Legal Service providers to the poor. The pictures were of advocates and clients working together to make sure that everyone has equal protection Work. Ken continues to work with regular and new clients on special projects, annual reports and other collateral publications as well as photojournalism assignments, and photo documentation of "Changing Boston", "Scenic Massachusetts", "Real New England" for his Amstockphoto files.
July-2000 — Featured in Tipworld online magazine. KNOW YOUR EQUIPMENT WELL Photographer and photo instructor Ken Martin says, "Every day is a good day for photography if you know what you are doing and searching for. You should know the technical things so well that it becomes second nature." When using your equipment becomes second nature, you can concentrate on the content of your photo instead of focusing on how to get the shot. Martin suggests that beginners use only a 35mm lens for the first year. The 35mm lens is known as the news photographer's lens because it can handle many perspectives, from wide coverage to close-ups. It's also relatively lightweight, making it easy to hold steady and carry for long periods in a news situation.
March-2000 — Ken Martin and Poet Catherine Anderson presented an evening of photography and poetry on March 22, 2000 to the Gallery One Reading Series at the New England School of Photography in Boston. The full house audience was treated to a unique slide presentation of black and white photographs shot throughout Ken's career and powerful readings of Catherine's vintage and new poems in a collaboration entitled "Drawn to the World". Catherine Anderson is the author of a book of poetry, "In the Mother Tongue", published by Alice James Books and will have a new book published soon.
At the Legal Seafood Restaurant in Park Square in downtown Boston you may see Ken Martin's prints of scenic and natural New England on display in the private meeting rooms dedicated to the Conservation Law Foundation and other conservation and nature organizations.
Ken is once again teaching the Intro and Advanced Photojournalism classes at Suffolk University's Communication and Journalism Department. This is his 15th year teaching there.
