Inverness, CA
Martha E. Ture in an award-winning, internationally recognized photographer. She was raised in a political family in Washington, D.C. She attended the Corcoran Gallery school and Cornell University in the School of Fine Arts. She studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and at the University of California at Berkeley. She took her Master’s in Public Policy at UC Berkeley and worked as a federal fisheries biologist. She is co-author of two papers on the effects of crude oil on marine food chains. She also worked in the Environmental Protection Agency and the California Public Utilities Commission.
Ms. Ture now finds her best contribution to the world is photography. Her practice is primarily in nature and wildlife photography, with forays into concert photography, altered reality, historic and street photography. She participates in juried shows, and works to improve her skills and practice.
She is founder and sole proprietor, Mt. Tamalpais Photos. She takes continuing education in photography, participates in juried and non-juried shows, and works to continue to improve her skills and practice.
She regularly posts her photos on social media, to provide people a moment of recognition of the real world.
Martha E. Ture
EDUCATION
University of California at Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy, Master of Public Policy 1984
California State University at Sonoma, Environmental Studies and Planning, Bachelor of Arts 1983
San Francisco Art Institute, 1966-1967
Cornell University School of Fine Arts, 1963-1965
Corcoran Gallery of Art School, 1957-1962
EXPERIENCE
Award-winning, internationally recognized photographer whose photographs have appeared in The Washington Post, Defenders of Wildlife, The Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, and in The Weathermakers social media. I am founder and sole proprietor, Mt. Tamalpais Photos. I photograph wildlife and nature on and around Mt. Tamalpais, Marin County Open Space District lands, California State Park Lands, Federal lands such as Pt. Reyes National Seashore, and the Pacific Coast areas of the United Nations Golden Gate Biosphere, and now Massachusetts. My professional work includes fisheries biology with the National Marine Fisheries Service. I am co-author, two peer-reviewed papers on effects of crude oil on marine food chains. I have volunteered since 1998 with the National Parks Service in Pt. Reyes National Seashore on endangered coho restoration projects.
EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibits
Town Books, San Anselmo, CA January - February 2020
Westamerica Bank, San Anselmo, CA, 2017-2019
Juried Exhibits
17th Annual International Color Awards Nominee, May 2024
Field Work: Trees and Water Exhibition, Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon, May 2024
Flowers Exhibition, SxSE Gallery, May-June 2024
20th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards, Barcelona, April 2024
Marin Society of Artists Light and Dark Exhibition, October 2023
Praxis Gallery, Animal Beings, June 2023
17th & 18th Julia Margaret Cameron and 17th Pollux Awards, Barcelona, October 2022
NYC4PA 10th Anniversary call, Honorable Mention by Juror Elizabeth Avedon, 2022
de Young Museum "Pictures of People" Exhibition, 2022
Marin Society of Artists Exposed Exhibition, 2022
Harmony Within Exhibition, Cedars, San Anselmo, 2021
7th Annual International Fine Art Photography, London, 2021
6th Biennial of Fine Art & Documentary Photography, Barcelona, May 2021
Wildcare Living With Wiildlife Photo Competition, November 2020
Sebastopol Center For The Arts H2O Exhibition, July 2020
Joe Center for the Arts Paws, Claws, Wings and Scales Exhibition, July 2020
Fairfax CA Shelter In Place Art Show, April 2020
Wildcare Living With Wildlife Photo Competition, November 2019
Sacramento Fine Arts Center Animal House Exhibit, August 2019
Artist Within Harmony Show, San Anselmo, CA August-September 2019
North American Nature Photographers’ Association 2019, Top 250
Audubon Society of Greater Denver Area, 2019, Top 250
Wildcare Living With Wildlife People’s Choice Photo contest, November 2018
Fairfax, CA Art Walk, October 2018
Sacramento Fine Arts Center Where the Wild Things Are, 2018
Marin Artists Society Exhibit Marin County Fair, 2017
Marin County Fair, Best in Digital, 2016
Social Media Handles
Facebook: Martha Elizabeth Ture
Instagram: @marthaelizabethture
Twitter: @marthature
LinkedIn: Martha Ture
Rock, Fog, Tree