Pat Martin (photographer) explained

Pat Martin is an American photographer, based in Los Angeles. In 2019 he won the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize for portraits of his mother.[1]

Life and work

Martin grew up in Mar Vista near Venice Beach, West Los Angeles, California.[2]

His mother struggled with addiction throughout Martin's life.[3] Knowing that she did not have long to live, from 2016 to 2018 he used portraiture to reconnect with her[3] before her death.[4] That series, titled Goldie (Mother),[5] was described by Sean O'Hagan in The Observer as "searingly honest portraits that, even without the narrative behind them, have an emotional heft rare in contemporary photography."[2] Since 2016 Martin's photography has also been of other family members.[6]

Awards

Group exhibitions

Notes and References

  1. News: 2019-12-07. 'Sensitive' mother pictures win top portrait prize. 5 November 2019. www.bbc.co.uk.
  2. News: Sean. O'Hagan. 2019-12-07. Photographer Pat Martin: 'Mom was not an easy subject'. The Observer. 17 November 2019. 0029-7712. www.theguardian.com.
  3. Web site: 2019-12-07. Pat Martin wins Taylor Wessing prize for intimate portraits of his late mother. 5 November 2019. British Journal of Photography.
  4. Web site: Ben. Mack. 2019-12-07. A 27-year-old photographer took pictures of his mother over the 3 years before she died, and it helped them become 'best friends'. Insider.
  5. Web site: 2019-12-07. Taylor Wessing Prize winner Pat Martin used photography to reconnect with his "misunderstood" mother. 6 November 2019. It's Nice That.
  6. Web site: 2019-12-07. Taking Family Photos Changed How This Photographer Views His Loved Ones' Addiction Struggles. Time.
  7. Web site: 2019-12-07. Photographer creates family album he never had in Taylor Wessing Prize. 14 August 2019. Evening Standard.
  8. Web site: 2019-12-07. Pat Martin's 'sensitive' photographs of his late mother win leading portrait prize. 6 November 2019. Creative Boom.
  9. Web site: 2019-12-07. Pat Martin on his Taylor Wessing winning series, Goldie (Mother). 11 November 2019. Creative Review.
  10. Web site: 2019-12-07. Photographer wins portrait prize with snap of his mother. 5 November 2019. The Irish News.
  11. Web site: 2019-12-07. Son's pictures of his drug addict mother win £15,000 portrait prize. 6 November 2019. Metro.

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