February 2011
On February 3rd Martine celebrated 21 years in business in conjunction with the East Midlands RIBA and Nottingham Trent University, at a wonderful evening event in the newly refurbished Newton Building. With speeches from RIBA Fify50’s author, RIBA and NTU dignitaries plus Martine herself, the evening was a triple celebration of the book, the show, the architecture, and for Martine, a youthful 21 years of capturing all of these elements on camera.
With her speech showing 21 of her favourite buildings, followed by 21st of her favourite images, the pictures needed few words to go with them, just a big thankyou to the hosts, and the men in Martine’s life; her father who had given her the financial support through her degree and in starting her business, the well known Nottingham housebuilder and developer Dennis Knight. Gratitude in equal measure went to her husband Paul, whom she’d met as a student, and her son James, who she informed the guests present, might just be the eyes behind a camera interpreting architecture 21 years from now!
For Martine, the kind words from Elizabeth Robertson, RIBA’s director of Nations & Regions were the highlight of the event. Elizabeth spoke of the photographs as historical interpretations of the architecture, to be valued as artistic works in their own right, forming a legacy for which Nottingham, and the country as a whole which would look back on in future years as a meaningful and valued eye on late twentieth and early twenty first century architecture.
