Johnny Martyr

Johnny Martyr is an East Coast documentary photographer who handcrafts, black & white lifestyle images. Martyr's photography can be found in periodicals such as Marie Claire, Huffington Post, & Buzzfeed; on the gallery walls of ArtistAngle & The Delaplaine; as well as the social media of Kodak Professional. He graduated Villa Julie College with a BS in Film, Video & Theatre in 2003 & was a wedding photographer at Bradley Images from 2001 to 2004. Martyr took production stills & covered news events for Erickson Living from 2006 to 2009. In 2011, he teamed up with Stephanie Lee to form Martyr & Lee Photography. He has been a freelance author for Petapixel since 2018. Martyr has photographed politicians including Bill & Hillary Clinton; musicians Veruca Salt & comedian Nikki Glaser. When he’s not shooting, Johnny Martyr collects Night of the Living Dead trading cards & enjoys drinking absinthe while listening to 80's & 90's brit pop.

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• Rainbow Ridge Studio - Fort Washington MD, 2020
• The Delaplaine Arts Center - Frederick MD, 2018
• Artist Angle - Frederick MD, 2018
• Frederick Community College - Frederick MD, 2017
• Cafe Nola - Frederick MD, 2015
• Artist Angle - Frederick MD, 2014
• Gallery 61 - Buffalo NY, 2008
• Balance - Baltimore MD, 2007
• St Paul Pavilion - Stevenson MD, 2006
• Villa Julie College Gallery - Stevenson MD, 2005

• Villa Julie College, BS in Film, Video & Theatre - Stevenson MD ,2002 

• Sunny 16 Podcast | Music and Photography #35 Johnny Martyr - Aug 8, 2023
• Analog Forever Magazine | Visual Audio - June 2019
• Petapixel | Shooting Weddings on ISO 3200 Film, Full Manual, and No Flash - May 6, 2019
• SLR Lounge | Film Wedding Photographers You Should Follow! - May 28, 2019
• FOQUS | Johnny Martyr: Another Kind of Wedding Photographer - Jan 25, 2019
• JazJaz.net | Can Photographing Beautiful Women Be Like Going to War? The B&W Photography of Johnny Martyr - 2016
• Spreadophilia Issue #19 | Johnny Martyr: Shoot to Kiss - July 2016
• 121 Clicks | Best Photographs of the Week - April 24, 2016
• Lomography | 5 Ways to Change the Mood of Your Portraits - Sept 30, 2015
• Frederick News Post | First show by the Mid-Atlantic Analog Photographers - Sept 4, 2014
• Lomography | Young Masters #09 - 2012