Light on the Sahara

Marty CohenLocations, Morocco, Sand Dunes, Sunset16 Comments

I’ve been reviewing the several thousand images I created in Morocco to compile and create a “coffee table” book of our amazing trip there at the end of 2013. In doing that, I came across some additional images I liked a very much and wanted to share with you. The one below was taken just before sunset in the Sahara … Read More

Alone in the Forest

Marty CohenCalifornia, Carmel Valley, Landscape, Trees, U.S.8 Comments

After the recent heavy rains, the ground in Carmel Valley has been well saturated. This, plus the cool temperatures has given rise to wild mushrooms or different varieties. We live within what one might call an Oak Tree forest. This mushroom was growing, alone, on the hillside behind our house. It caught my attention because it was lone and because … Read More

Art in Construction Part 1

Marty CohenArchitecture, B+W, California, Carmel, U.S.7 Comments

I am increasingly working with architectural photography. Most of the work I’ve done has been homes that were either recently built or remodeled. I enjoy this type of photography because it’s challenging and fun to see the art in architecture, sometimes obvious and sometimes more discreet. I’ve been commissioned to photograph the steel work construction of a house being built on a lot in … Read More

Warm Memories of the 50’s

Marty CohenArizona, B+W, Bisbee, U.S.9 Comments

In looking back through some of my older images, I came across this one. What I thought of when I saw it was how sweet it was in the 50’s and 60’s to have diners in local communities where the servers, chef and owners know their customers by name and the customers know the servers, chef and owners. This image … Read More

Family Generations

Marty CohenB+W, Elephant, Kenya8 Comments

Elephants exhibit very strong matriarchal family behavior. They have a matriarchal head, usually an older matriarch, her daughters (3 or 4 of them) and their calves. The typical elephant family is from 6 to 12 individual elephants. The females assist each other with the birth and care of their young. This ‘babysitting’ is a very important part of the young elephant’s … Read More