I'll admit it. As I shuffled around the streets of downtown Frederick, Maryland anticipating the paths of passersby and lifting my little black Leica to my eye, I imagined that this is what it was like for Henry Cartier Bresson before this equipment was legendary, new methods were standard practices and the genre was a... Continue Reading →
Happy Birthday, Kodak Tri-X
Kodak Tri-X, as a concept, has been around since the 1940's when it was a 200 ISO b&w sheet film. Because it was their first fast film, when Kodak released the 400 ISO roll film version, the Tri-X name was maintained. Just like Kodak TMAX P3200 revolutionized low light photography in 1989, Tri-X was an... Continue Reading →
These Photos Were Processed In Kodak’s New HC110 In Spite of The Product’s Single Flaw
In early 2019, the film community was pretty stressed out, and with good reason. The nearly two century old chemical manufacturer, Tetenal appeared close to shutting down. Many photographers have probably never even heard of this company, but Tetenal has been "the man behind the curtain" for many of Kodak's products for decades. The product... Continue Reading →
One Photographer’s Experience; The Frederick Maryland March for Justice
It's a little after 10pm on Friday, June 5 2020. My negatives are hanging in a nearby window to dry and my shoes are still sopping wet too. Today was the Frederick March for Justice, one of innumerable nationwide demonstrations in honor of George Floyd. A storm front began lingering around the area Thursday afternoon... Continue Reading →
www.JohnnyMartyr.com
New and improved for 2019! http://www.JohnnyMartyr.com! Well, actually, I overhauled my site in the final months of 2018 but I think I've got all the bugs blown out and tweaks sufficiently tweaked. What d'ya think?! For anyone who remembers the old JohnnyMartyr.com, you'll note that I finally removed ALL my color images, simplified my genres... Continue Reading →
Chronicle of a Second Shooter
In October of last year, my best friend Laurie was still pregnant with her, as we now know, beautiful little girl Clara. Laurie had scheduled a maternity session with my fabulously talented wife and partner photographer Stephanie Lee. Few people hire me for posed portraits and certainly not maternity photos but it was my best friend,... Continue Reading →