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Simon Martin

@simonmartin.ph

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Kent based freelance photographer.
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Simon Martin leans into the tension of transformation, and the desire to hold onto what is good from the past, while enduring upheavals of change. Layers of the old town of Argleton are tenderly offered as new development encroaches. An idyllic field of flowers leaves a dreamlike impression in greyscale. But modernity is just over the fence, streetlights and cars blazing up the dark. The town may soon be swallowed into the non-specificity of new development.

The youth are perhaps analogous to the town, on the verge of change. Something happens in the image of the boy with his eyes closed. The portraits tip the viewer inward, and the landscapes no longer feel like exteriors, but like pictures of the inner world.

There is a process for recalling information by constructing something called a “memory palace.” This is a place you build in your imagination, using locations within it to ‘deposit’ things you wish to remember. In order to retrieve the memories, you walk through the palace to the spot where the recollection has been stored. As Martin considers a town on the verge of change, I imagine this series as a kind of memory palace he has constructed for himself– a place to hold and preserve a version of the town in the quiet stillness of his mind.

Simon Martin’s series was one of the finalists we selected while jurying this year’s Life Framer Series Award. Full post on #CuriousPhotoBlog. (Link in bio)

@life_framer @simonmartin.ph taken in Pictura Gallery at FAR Center for Contemporary Arts by @simonmartin.ph

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A short clip from “Boat Buoys”, a conversation with Ian from Gravesham Regatta Society explores their work with @ukmenssheds , men’s mental health and the history of Gravesend. Stay tuned for the full release 🙏🏻
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#kentart #kentfilm #gravesend #gravesham #thethames @creativeestuary @cement.works @graveshambc @ukmenssheds @gravesham_fringe @cene.magazine @estuaryfestival #kentphotography #shortfilm #rowing #historicrowing #natureart #thames #thamesestuary #thamesestuarypath by @simonmartin.ph

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Beautiful morning down on the River Stour with @joseph.beeching learning a bit of fly fishing. I caught more twigs than fish but the pleasure was in the experience. Thanks again Joe 🙏🏻 🎣 taken in River Stour, Canterbury by @simonmartin.ph

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Road Tripping in Croatia. 2026 taken in Croatia by @simonmartin.ph

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Go Sees and Greenhouse. 2026 taken in Glass Arch Studio by @simonmartin.ph

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Pink, Blue and Green. 2026 taken in Gravesend, Kent by @simonmartin.ph

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Details that tell the wider story.

Snippets from our ‘Labour’ series with @ellen_tufts_studio by @simonmartin.ph

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We welcomed Charlotte of @joeandcharlotte into the studio to capture her process as part of our ‘Labour’ series; a deep dive into human made creative work and the people behind it.

Charlotte is a very talented sign writer & visual artist; using traditional techniques to bring businesses, front doors and shop fronts in Kent & London to life. It was an honour to watch her process, gold leafing a traditional letter onto glass, up close from start to finish.

Swipe for some BTS of us in the studio, more of charlotte & other makers to come soon. taken in Glass Arch Studio by @simonmartin.ph

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Very excited to be exhibiting at St George’s Art Centre. I’ll be hosting workshops, along side the exhibit and inviting local residents to contribute to the show with personal archives materials and their own opinions and stories of Gravesham as their home. The opening is on 20th July 5-7pm and stays open until the 30th August. Watch this space for updates on workshops and portrait sessions. taken in St George's Arts Centre by @simonmartin.ph

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Surface Tension

A study of @bottlegreendrinks with @simonmartin.ph @charlottemayyyyy taken in Glass Arch Studio by @simonmartin.ph

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Mark with his therapy duck, Gravesend. 2026
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#duck #animals #portrait #britishportraits #photography by @simonmartin.ph

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