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Toy Camera Art – Split Cam & Holga Published

Martin Thoburn — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 02:57:11 +0000

I am happy to announce that some of my photographic work has been publish in a book on toy cameras entitled “Toy Cameras – Creative Photos” This book features all the best toy cameras with 42 contributing artists including myself. … Read the rest

Primates

Martin Thoburn — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 05:49:16 +0000

This photo was taken on a recent video shoot for an upcoming short video project. You will have to use your imagination to guess what the story is about, but I promise there will be fire, a piano and 2 … Read the rest

Birdhouse at Sea

Martin Thoburn — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 06:41:36 +0000

Its been a long time since I have done a digital photo manipulation. So I though I’d start up with a new NASA remix. The original photo was taken on a recent trip up north. Pretty much looks like the … Read the rest

Photo & Fine Art Prints for sale at Shadow Art Fair

Martin Thoburn — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:16:20 +0000

I’m selling some of my Photos and Fine Art Prints at the upcoming Shadow Art Fair on Saturday July 10th. The shadow art fair takes place at the Corner Brewery in Ypsilanti, Mi from Noon to Midnight. Come on down … Read the rest

A Winter to Remember

Martin Thoburn — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 05:50:26 +0000

Spring is upon us, but memories from winter are still close. A photo taken with my Yashica Mat 124g using expired Black and White 120 Film. Taken in Estonia sometime in November 2009. Yes, its taken me that long to … Read the rest

JFK in the Sky

Martin Thoburn — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:00:45 +0000

Created for the NASA Remix Project, Challenge #10 – “SPACE IS THAT WAY!”
A mashup of a famous JFK photo and some gunge textures. I wonder what JFK was pointing at that day. Note the hidden NASA image in the … Read the rest

Two Holgas – One Photo (Double Exposure)

Martin Thoburn — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:38:07 +0000

This photo was a collaboration between myself and Adam Rankin. He took the first exposure of the Castle, and I took the film and put it in my Holga and shot the second exposure of the Power Lines. Two cameras, … Read the rest

Dream in Black and White

Martin Thoburn — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:32:48 +0000

Its winter now, all the more reason to dream about summer. This photo was taken with a Yashica 124G at the Baltic sea during a family reunion. This is by far one of the best portraits I have ever taken. … Read the rest

Moon Helmet

Martin Thoburn — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:41:05 +0000

I have been posting lots of black and white photography on my flickr stream. I felt it was time for a change. Return to color. well… some color at least. This image is also part of the NASA remix project. … Read the rest

Square Composition

Martin Thoburn — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:28:28 +0000

The shape holds order in a world of disarray. Note the brick being suspended by the window. Taken just outside of Erlangen, this image reminds me more of Detroit then Bavaria, but the location is irrelevant to me. The subject … Read the rest

Rockets for Giraffes

Martin Thoburn — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:04:00 +0000

Digital Collage. Mashing NASA images and a Giraffe. (2 giraffes if you look carefully.)

By far my most popular digital manipulation. This image one of my personal favorites. I tired hard to compose the square composition in a way that … Read the rest

The New Face of Reason

Martin Thoburn — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:49:01 +0000

Beyond prison door 26 lies the new face of reason. This is a digital manipulation of a photo I took at the Buchenwald concentration camp in 2009. Some of the most well known concentraion camp photos have come out of … Read the rest