Martin Sammtleben
Martin trained as a photographer and graphic designer in Aachen and Wuppertal, Germany. In 1994 he came to Iceland for an extended summer holiday and decided to make his home there. Nowadays he runs a photography and graphic/web design business in Reykjavik working mainly with clients in the architecture and tourism sectors.
He has practical in-depth knowledge relating to all aspects of digital photography and many years experience in the closely related fields of print and web publishing allowing him to consistently get the best out of images both for himself, his clients and participants on our photography holidays/workshops.
Martin spends as much time as possible out in nature discovering, exploring and photographing in remote locations; his striking images express landscape in a beautifully simple and abstract way. Our guests seem to enjoy the gentle, humorous and practical way that he willingly shares his extensive photographic knowledge.
A creative and imaginative artist himself, Martin has collaborated with a number of other artists, including Icelandic multi-media artist/writer Þorvaldur Þorsteinsson and New York artist Roni Horn; his images have been published in various books and magazines.
Martin speaks English, German and Icelandic fluently.