Martin Amis (photographer) explained

Martin Amis (born 1973)^[1] is a British landscape and documentary photographer, living in Whitstable, Kent.^[2]

Work

The Gamblers (2018) is documentary photography about horse-racing enthusiasts in the south of England. It was made over 13 years from 2005, in colour and black and white.^{[2] [3]}

This Land (2021) is black and white landscape photography made in the North Kent Marshes on the Thames Estuary in southeast England. It was begun in 2011 but the majority of the work is from 2020 and 2021.^{[4] [5]}

Closed (2022) is a study of closed retail premises across Kent, mostly photographed straight-on. It was made over three years from 2018, in black and white, with a handheld camera.^{[6] [7]}

Personal life

Amis lives in Whitstable, Kent, where he runs an online photobook shop.^[2]

Publications

• The Gamblers. Bristol: RRB, 2018. .^[3]
• This Land. Whitstable: self-published / Photo Editions, 2021.^[4]
• Closed. Whitstable: self-published / Photo Editions, 2022.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-03-05. The Gamblers. 4 June 2018. GUP Magazine.
2. News: 2023-03-05. And they're off! Martin Amis's Gamblers – in pictures. The Guardian. 26 April 2018. 0261-3077.
3. Web site: 2023-03-05. Perspective - The sidelines are at the center of Martin Amis's photographs of racing in England. 6 April 2018. Washington Post.
4. Web site: Brad. Feuerhelm. 2023-03-05. Martin Amis This Land. 14 October 2021. American Suburb X.
5. Web site: 2023-03-05. This Land. Martin Amis.
6. Web site: 2023-03-05. Perspective - Photos of closed businesses show how the world is getting more isolated. 18 January 2023. Washington Post.
7. News: Killian. Fox. 2023-03-05. 'Parts of town are just destroyed': the ghost shops of Kent in pictures. The Observer. 27 November 2022. 0029-7712.
8. Web site: 2023-03-05. Photo Editions : Martin Amis : Closed. 6 January 2023. The Eye of Photography Magazine.