To commemorate the lifetime work of Eclipse award winning photographer Michael J. Marten, Photographic Traveling Exhibitions in association with Joanne Nor of the Marten Archives are currently planning a traveling exhibition tour and the publication of a deluxe coffee table book. The exhibition will be available for presentation at great horseracing events and racetracks, as well as museums and other venues throughout the United States and the world.
Marten’s life work represents a unique pictorial history of horseracing and showcases his passion and dedication to the sport of horseracing and the horses and people in it. Marten worked for over a decade as a freelancer for the Daily Racing Form. Marten’s work captured both the power and beauty of competition at the races in the afternoon and the charm of life around the barns in the morning. The exhibition and book will feature the most outstanding examples selected from Martens’ extensive archive of photographs.
It is our belief that the great moments in racing that Michael captured with his camera should be shared with the public as a tribute to both his artistry and the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing. In that regard we are raising funds to finance the planning and implementation of a traveling exhibition and the publication of a book of the life works of Michael J. Marten for the enjoyment of the public, horse racing fans, and horse lovers everywhere.
Please click on the link below to view a Blurb book
with examples of Marten's sensational photographs.
- Michael J. Marten Blurb Book -
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MICHAEL J. MARTEN
 Marten was born Feb. 11, 1958, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. His family moved to New York City and settled in the Rosedale section of Queens. He attended the Germaine School of Photography and worked in a variety of sports photography jobs, including for the New York Mets, the New York Rangers, and the MSG Network. He earned national recognition when he photographed the American Greco-Roman wrestler Jeff Blatnick after Blatnick won a gold medal in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. One of Marten’s pictures of Blatnick, depicting the wrestler in a prayer like moment after winning, was picked up by Life Magazine.
He was twice selected as the Eclipse Award winner for photography in Thoroughbred racing. In the 1995 Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course, Marten was positioned along the outside rail and zoomed in on Thunder Gulch, the eventual winner, as the colt leaped out of the starting gate beneath jockey Gary Stevens. Marten won again in 1999, this time for capturing Frankie Dettori’s trademark flying dismount after the jockey won the Breeders’ Cup Turf aboard Daylami at Gulfstream Park.
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