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Hugh Martell
"I took photography in early high school and hated
it...all that weird technical
stuff like f-stops and shutter speeds, and those smelly chemical fumes
in the darkrooms. No thanks.
Fast forward 6 years. While at university, I worked during summer months prospecting for various mining companies in the wilds of the Yukon. I witnessed incredible scenery and wildlife and wanted to share those adventures with friends and family. I just had to have a camera. And so my first purchase was a Pentax Spotmatic SLR in 1968. A hobby soon turned serious when the shutterbug bit me hard. A wedding here, a portrait there, and so I quit my job in camera sales, after 10 years in the business, and began a self-taught professional career.
Even though I earn much of my living from photography, I still love to shoot for my own pleasure, discovering visual treasures wherever in the world I happen to be."
H. Martell, 2008
