Martha Retallick

When I’m photographing people, I prefer to get shots of them in action, rather than having them pose for a portrait. I especially enjoy combining the mix of raw physical labor and artistry of humans and machines in motion. Just call it storytelling in pictures.

With I’m in the natural environment, it’s my nature to use the camera for things that the human eye isn’t good at seeing – like the selective use of depth of
field and focusing on specific characteristics I find outstanding. I’m also interested in patterns, texture, surface, and detail. Ultimately, I’m aiming to capture the
surprise and delight of temporal beauty, like feathery senna flower blossoms momentarily bejeweled by raindrops or a ripening fig surrounded by brilliant autumn leaves.