Koren Martin is a Philadelphia based photographer originally from Atlantic City, NJ. Her interest in photography was first fostered as a child by vivid portraits captured by her paternal grandfather who owned a photography business. She loves photography for its power to preserve the moment and propagate vivid storytelling.
Her photography is guided by capturing an intimate moment that may go unnoticed by many, but that time reveal has boundless meaning. Koren’s gaze has been cultivated by her connection to home and rooted in deep spirituality. Her photography interests meet at the intersection of activism, advocacy, and love for her ancestors and the African Diaspora. She documents the shifting legacies of communities of color via portraiture, documentary, and street photography. Koren Martin has worked on several documentary film projects as a teaching assistant and also sound… She has also received an honorable mention in MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora, an exclusive and commemorative biannual journal committed to establishing and representing a collective voice of women photographers of African descent.
Koren Martin has created an on-going photo series celebrating the Divine Feminine with portraits of Black Women. The series is grounded in the majesty of womanhood and also the beautiful strength of Black Women. The portraits take the viewer on a journey from the African Drumming Circle in Washington DC to the subway of Harlem, New York.
