Chuck Marting, the photographer, was initially trained as a

classical musician. He made his conducting debut at the age of 17,

and his New York conducting debut at age 24, when he stepped in

for the ailing conductor 5 minutes before the performance. His

career saw performances throughout the U.S. and Europe. Feeling

the call of blue skies and mountains, he moved from NYC to North

Carolina. To support himself he has worked as a brick mason, farm

laborer, truck driver, and currently as a Neonatal Nurse

Practitioner. "I am simply a traveler through life, recording what I

see and do". His travels have seen him climbing the highest

mountains of Africa and the Himalayas.

As a photographer, he studied with Al Weber, David Vestal and

Bill Logan. "My preference is the large format view camera,

though I do use a Hasselblad and 35mm when conditions require.

Expeditions to the far comers of the earth do have weight and

space requirement. I shoot mostly black and white, but shoot color

when the subject or mood dictates."

His prints are individually made utilizing the 'wet darkroom'.

"Digital prints, at present, do not give me the quality I demand".

Archival Prints are made utilizing high quality fiber papers, with

high silver content. They are selenium toned for archival

permanence. Prints are dry mounted on 4 ply archival mat, sleeved

for protection and signed by the photographer. The cost of these

museum quality prints is reflective of the considerable time and

cost of materials in the making of them.