Hello! I’m Martin Gonzalez and I am a landscape photographer based out of Southern California.

In 2014, I was feeling lost. It isn’t quite easy to put into words but I felt as if I was leading life aimlessly. It may sound cheesy but I watched the movie Into the wild in a college english course. The film resonated with me deeply and I decided to find solace in nature. Around this same period of time, I was given a camera as a gift and decided to take my camera along with me. I learned quickly that photographing nature had calming effects on me. Being riddled with anxiety, I turned to photography as a meditative hobby. It has now stemmed into this huge passion in my life.

In my free time from my career, I seek out quiet landscapes that stir emotion within me. I aim to capture images that make me feel. Over the years, I have developed a love for shooting purely for myself. I think it is easy to fall into the pitfall of photographing what is popular. I don’t have any negative thoughts towards those that do but I believe that having the ability to photograph this wonderful earth should be spent photographing what fulfills you the most.

Thank you very much for visiting my website. Anybody who gives any bit of their time in a day to dive into my work makes me incredibly happy!