About

Name: Martine Cotton

Tel: 0429 019 671 / 07 4099 4698
Email: martinecottonphotography@gmail.com

Many years ago, I achieved a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Film and Media. My final year film project won best short film and best cinematography at the 1989 Qld Young Film Makers Awards. I’ve always been passionate about cinematography and photography, though it took me moving to a foreign country before I believed I could truly make a living of my passion. In 2002, in Japan, I started a photo blog, and through that outlet the job offers started – unexpectedly – flooding in. Ad agencies in L.A., car magazines in Germany. With the encouragement of family and friends, my photography career naturally evolved through personal passion and serendipity. I worked in Tokyo as a photographer and event organiser, staging five exhibitions and taking commissions from a wide number of different organisations and individual clients.

I relocated my photography business to Port Douglas in early 2009 from Tokyo, Japan. Working in the Cairns, Northern Beaches, Port Douglas and Daintree areas, I offer photographic and post-production photo services for portraits, weddings, party/conventions, commercial products, real estate, travel, editorial, fashion and beauty, bands and live performances.

My clients include Vogue Australia Entertaining and Food magazine, the Port Douglas and Mossman Gazette newspaper, Events NQ, Managing Australian Destinations, Port Douglas Carnivale 2009, The Courier Mail, Sassi Balé, Ulysses Getaways,  Metropolis Magazine (Tokyo), Snip Magazine (Tokyo), The Hiragana Times (Tokyo), Ping Magazine (Tokyo), www.drsketchystokyo.com, ‘Big in Japan: A Ghost Story’ (Chin Music Press), Audi Car Magazine (Germany), Japan Australia Society, Tokyo English Life Line and dozens of engaged/bridal couples and model/actor/comedian/musician/band/burlesque performers.

I approach my subjects in a warm, documentary/reportage style, which is rich with emotion and alive with vibrant colour and light. I offer my clients a range of versatile photography packages and am proud of my reputation as a professional, friendly, creative and passionate photographer.

Exhibitions:

+ The Pink Cow Sketchy Shinenkai + @ The Pink Cow, Shibuya, Tokyo Jan 6 – Feb 6 2009

+ Sayonara Kichijoji + @ Mikorins, Kichijoji, Tokyo Jan 5 Feb 1 2009

+ Dr Sketchy’s Exhibition Party + @ La Boheme, Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo One night only: November 22, 2008

+ One’s + a selection of images from India, Indonesia and Japan. @ Araku, Shinjuku, Tokyo. November 07 – April 08

+ mOnOchrOmic + an exhibition of B&W medium format photography. @ Mikorins, Kichijoji, Tokyo. February 2007.