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ABOUT

About Tom Martin, London & Birmingham based Director of Photography and Cinematographer and ARRI Alexa 35 owner.

UK Based Cinematographer and Director of Photography

ARRI ALEXA 35 owner Based in London & Birmingham, UK and available to work across the UK and worldwide

I’m a London & Birmingham based cinematographer with over a decade of experience shooting commercials, narrative and music videos.

I’ve loved films and filmmaking as long as I can remember; growing up on a diet of classic 80s and 90s cinema from a very early age. I first picked up a video camera in my early teens and quickly realised I wanted to spend my life making images and telling the kinds of stories that hooked me as a child.

After completing a film theory degree I honed my craft travelling the world shooting branded content and documentaries, before focusing my attention on the more controlled worlds of commercial and narrative that first inspired me to pick up a camera.

Spending my formative years working with available light has informed and shaped my approach to lighting and framing. I enjoy crafting bold, moody images; presenting a heightened, stylised version of reality and which help support and tell engaging stories.

My narrative credits include short film ROY which was long listed for the 2022 BAFTA for Best British Short Film, THANKS, BOSS a Random Acts short for CHANNEL 4, BRAVO TWO CHARLIES, a comedy pilot for BBC WALES and the RTS Award Winning IRISH, BLACKS AND DOGS, which recently premiered on SKY ARTS. I’ve also shot work for HBO, BBC ONE & TWO, CHANNEL 5, ZDF, DISNEY+ & SKY DOCUMENTARIES.

Commercial clients include: PADDY POWER, META, BT SPORT TIKTOK, BIRMINGHAM CITY FC, ASTON VILLA FC, NHS, SUBWAY, CHELSEA FC, TESCO, WAITROSE, THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY, UFC, CANON, CISCO, DUFRY, WORCESTER BOSCH, RNIB, VISA, HEINEKEN, INDEED, MCLAREN, TRIUMPH, HALFORDS, THE PREMIER LEAGUE, SELFRIDGES, CRUNCHY ROLL, BRAUN & CO-STAR GROUP.

My work has been featured in the prestigious ARRI ALEXA 35 Showreel and has been screened at Oscar, BAFTA and BIFA qualifying festivals across the world.

I was honoured to be selected for the 2024 British Society of Cinematographers Mentorship programme, where I am being mentored by Balazs Bolygo BSC, HCA.

Over the years I’ve built up an extensive inventory of equipment, including an ARRI ALEXA 35 shooting package alongside lenses, camera grip and monitoring packages.

I’m a member of BAFTA Connect and the Guild of Television Camera Professionals.


Awards & Recognition 

selected for The British Society of Cinematographer’s Mentorship Programme ‘24

FEATURED IN THE ARRI ALEXA 35 SHOWREEL 2024

ROY (2021)
- Long-listed for the 2022 BAFTA for Best British Short Film

Selected for BAFTA Connect 2022

Selected for BFI NETWORK x BAFTA Crew 2021

Best Cinematography ‘The Haunted Hotel’ - The Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards, Spring 2020

Production Craft Skills - RTS East Centre Awards 2020



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