David Martinez
Chicago, Illinois, USA
I have enjoyed photography as a hobby ever since my days as a starving college student back in my home state of California. I was first inspired by the vast natural beauty found throughout The Golden State and started out using regular point-and-shoot cameras. It’s not until just a few years ago that I finally got a DSLR and have been able to take my work to the next level.
I am most fascinated by landscape and nature photography, but given that I live in a big city, I am now also doing urban and architecture photography as well. My current project is to upload some of my favorite pictures through a picture of the day post for 2023 on my social media accounts.
Afternoon Skyline
photography print, 12.5” x 7”
Taken on 10/27/2019 during a boating trip with a group of friends
Chicago Fire
photography print, 13” x 7.5”
Taken on 12/21/2016 from Hancock Observatory.
Chicago’s Not Flat
photography print, 19“ x 7”
Taken on 10/27/2019. From the same boating trip as my Afternoon Skyline trip. The curvature effect is the result of slowly tilting the camera while simultaneously panning it as I was taking the panorama.
Dawn at Navy Pier
photography print, 24” x 14”
Taken on 5/15/2021 from Hancock Observatory.
First Sunlight
photography print, 17.5” x 10”
Taken on 1/2/2016 from Sears Tower.
High on LSD
photography print, 24” x 16”
Taken on 5/8/2017 from Hancock Observatory.
Manhattan Afternoon
photography print, 14.5” x 9”
Taken on 5/15/2016 from One World Trade Center.
Moonrise Over Lake Michigan
photography print, 19.5” x 11.5”
Taken on 11/8/2022 from the Edgewater neighborhood along the lakeshore.
Sunset From Pilsen
photography print, 36” x 8”
Taken on 7/4/2019 from a rooftop in Pilsen.