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Martin Amis (born 1973)[1] is a British landscape and documentary photographer, living in Whitstable, Kent.[2]

Work

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The Gamblers (2018) is documentary photography about horse-racing enthusiasts in the south of England. It was made over 13 years from 2005, in colour and black and white.[2][3]

This Land (2021) is black and white landscape photography made in the North Kent Marshes on the Thames Estuary in southeast England. It was begun in 2011 but the majority of the work is from 2020 and 2021.[4][5]

Closed (2022) is a study of closed retail premises across Kent, mostly photographed straight-on. It was made over three years from 2018, in black and white, with a handheld camera.[6][7]

Personal life

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Amis lives in Whitstable, Kent, where he runs an online photobook shop.[2]

Publications

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  • The Gamblers. Bristol: RRB, 2018. ISBN 978-1999727529.[3]
  • This Land. Whitstable: self-published / Photo Editions, 2021.[4]
  • Closed. Whitstable: self-published / Photo Editions, 2022.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "The Gamblers". GUP Magazine. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  2. ^ a b c "And they're off! Martin Amis's Gamblers – in pictures". The Guardian. 26 April 2018. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  3. ^ a b "Perspective - The sidelines are at the center of Martin Amis's photographs of racing in England". Washington Post. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  4. ^ a b Feuerhelm, Brad (14 October 2021). "Martin Amis This Land". American Suburb X. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  5. ^ "This Land". Martin Amis. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  6. ^ "Perspective - Photos of closed businesses show how the world is getting more isolated". Washington Post. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  7. ^ Fox, Killian (27 November 2022). "'Parts of town are just destroyed': the ghost shops of Kent in pictures". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  8. ^ "Photo Editions : Martin Amis : Closed". The Eye of Photography Magazine. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
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