Thierry Martinez

Thierry Martinez (Born in Grenoble in 1955),
Career Beginnings
Thierry grew up in the area of Lyon . Trained as a technician, he started his professional life with the telephonic operator France Telecom. At the creation of the enterprise communication service, he changed his direction and started to work as a photographer , being particularly interested in sports and action photos.
Professional Sailing Photographer
This is how he became the appointed photographer of the French Project “La Poste” an entry in the “Whitbread Round the World Race” 1989/90, having many pictures published in the international sailing media. Since then he has covered most of the great international sailing events, sticking to the international theme.
The “Whitbread” then became the “Volvo Ocean Race” (he entirely covered the fire last editions and especially with the victorious EF Team in 1997-1998. He also worked on the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996 with the Vandystadt All Sport Agency) The Admiral’s Cup, la Solitaire du Figaro, the Kenwood Cup (Hawaii) The Archipelago Raid (Sweden). The Route du Rhum, The Bol d’Or, Around Alone or The Vendee Globe.
In 2001, Thierry’s career then takes another turn when he becomes the official photographer of the team Alinghi (Switzerland), which went on to win the America’s Cup in 2003 in Auckland, a job he still has as the team defend its title in Valencia in 2007.
Besides the shoots which lead him all around the world, Thierry originated from South Brittany where he now lives, where he runs an on line photo database for his picture publishing. He proposes this service to his customers to help them to improve the publishing of their photographic library for themselves or for the media.
More interested in the sportsmen themselves than in their boats, he nevertheless likes photographing in extreme conditions. Thierry has also contributed to the image of a great number of French or foreign sailors, for instance Laurent Bourgnon , Michel Desjoyeux or Ellen Mac Arthur.
His Respect for sportswear and the seriousness he brings in his pictures lend him a great esteem from the whole international sailing community.
Since 1989….
La Poste (Whitbread 1989/90 and 1993-94)
Laurent Bourgnon (Trimaran Primagaz)
Jean Maurel (Catamaran Harris Wilson)
Olivier de Kersauson (Trophée Jules Verne)
Thierry Dubois (Mini Transat for “Amnesty International”)Vendée Globe
Thomas Coville (Mini Transat and Figaro “Zurich”) Vendée Globe “Sodebo”
Marc Thiercelin “Active Wear” Around Alone and Vendée Globe
Bernard Stamm (Vendée Globe, Atlantic Record)
Joe Seeten (Figaro and Vendée Globe)
Catherine Chabaud (Mini Transat and Figaro)
Ellen Mac Arthur (UK)
Emma Richards (UK)
Mike Golding (UK)
Sail Rocket (Speed boat)
Damian Foxall (IRL)
Jacques Caraes (FRA)
Peter Blake (“Enza” trophée Jules Verne”)
Maxi « Mari-Cha IV Construction, Atlantic Record)
Team Alinghi (America’s Cup 2003 Auckland, America’s Cup 2007 Valencia)
Jimmy Pahun (Région Ile de France TFV)
EF Team (Volvo Ocean Race 1997/98)
Team Assa Abloy (Volvo Ocean Race 2001/2002)
Ericsson Racing Team » (Volvo Ocean Race 2005/2006)
French Sailing Federation (Atlanta Olympic Games 1992)
Raid Thailand 1992
Atlanta Olympic Games 1992 (Savannah)
Mini Transat 1997
World 1999 (Melbourne, Australia,16 World light sailing Championships)
Archipelago Raid ‘(SWE)
Solo Porquerolles
Mondial Pabouk.

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