Emet Martinez Photography

Happy Holidays to All!

Thank you Jack/Karen for connecting with one of my recent abstract photography work and with one of my hummingbird images. Thanks for joining us at the Irvine Holiday Market.

We have one more day at the Irvine Holiday Market- Dec 3, Sunday from 10 am to 3 pm. Hangar 244, OC Great Park.

Thankful for your continued support. Happy Thanksgiving!

Oahu Scenes

Happy World Photography Day!
This image and 20 more from local and international travels are on display and for sale at the Irvine Fine Arts Center’s Store until Sept. 2.

Details - https://www.emetmartinez.com/blog/aug.-2023-featured-artist---irvine-fine-arts-center-store/1/3025

Neighborhood walk scenes.
Enjoy the weekend!

Always enjoy attending the LA Art Book fair (8.12.2023). Happy that creativity and printed art is thriving.

Wishing all of you good health. Cheers!

Month long stint as the August featured artist at the Irvine Fine Arts Center's Store has begun!

August 4 - September 2, 2023
Irvine Fine Arts Center
14321 Yale Avenue
Irvine, CA 92604

Hours of Operation:
Monday–Thursday: 10 a.m.–9 p.m.
Friday: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Sunday: Closed

Great news! I will be the featured artist for the month of August at the Irvine Fine Arts Center's Store. Offering a great mix of images from Southern California, Paris and Japan in varying mediums - Acrylic, Canvas and Paper. All art pieces are ready for wall hanging or table top display.

Aug. 4- Sept. 2, 2023
Irvine Fine Arts Center
14321 Yale Ave.
Irvine, CA 92604
Phone: 949-724-6880

Hours of Operation:
Monday–Thursday: 10 a.m.–9 p.m.
Friday: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Sunday: Closed

Sorry for the late notice. I'm skipping this year's Irvine Fine Arts Center's Summer Festival. I hope you are all well. Cheers!

WhatSAPP with this SoCal weather!

If you're in the central coast area, swing by Cha-ya where a good number of my framed canvas prints are on display for retail sale.

"Cha-ya is having a Red Tag Sale! From now and throughout the month of February, come into Cha-ya Japanese Tea and Things and check out our Red Tag Sale! Get 25-50% off select tagged items at our shop located at 118 Webster Street, Monterey, CA! With Valentine's Day in one week, it's a great time to get a unique and lovely Valentine's Day gift! 💘

We are open Monday - Saturday 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. (closed on Sundays). We look forward to seeing you! - Mitsuko and Temia"

Happy 2023!
Thank you 2022!

Fall color scenes in Kyoto and Tokyo (Nov/Dec 2022).

Sorry for the long absence. I’ve just been so busy with my day job 🙂.

Thank you for your continued support of my photographic endeavors.

I recently visited Lake Ashi in Hakone, Japan and captured some scenes in this very peaceful place. I find the 1st image my favorite (de focused water surface). I think the in focus images aren’t that bad 😁.

Have a great weekend!

The Art of Getting Lost (aka I’m Direction Challenged).

I’ve accepted and embraced my poor direction/navigation skills so when I do my photo travel walks, I incorporate sufficient time to go to a specific place esp if it’s a timed entrance or an actual appointment. I was looking for a tea place located at the 1st Arrondissement in Paris a few mos. ago and after even asking 2 individuals for assistance, I still was “lost” but then ended up in a familiar boulevard, Rue di Rivoli, with an unfamiliar scene - a colossal “modern” building with an impressive all glass facade that reflects all the old building across its location. I took a couple of smartphone shots coz I was too lazy to retrieve my camera 😂. Upon further research, I learned that this building - Le Samaritaine is a recently renovated art Nouveau designed upscale department store currently owned by the LVMH group. I was so delighted to see this visual treat especially the built in distortion that the glass facade was creating. I might take their architectural tour of these days which is probably the only thing I can afford at this place.

P.S. - I eventually located (after 30 min of endless walking) the ChinoFranco tea place I was originally looking for - Boutique Yam’Tcha 😊.

As always, thank you very much for supporting my visual documentation adventures. Cheers!

Always a visual treat and a spiritual sanctuary. Thank you Metrolink train for the free tickets. Happy Weekend!

Can we just skip summer 😁?