Martha is a self-taught photographer and filmmaker from Texas. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Telegraph, Numero, Journal, I-D, and many others. Her first book, Remote Photos (Editions Lo Scheer, 2005), a collaboration with artist Avena Gallagher, was an in-depth look at the identity of teenage male and female models, made by giving the models themselves disposable cameras to be used however they saw fit. Work from the project was exhibited at Lo Scheer Gallery, Paris, in 2005. Camarillo was the winner of the Hyres Festival, and the 2002 Art Directors Award.
Martha began photographing Fletcher Street in 2001 and released her book of the same name, published by Powerhouse, in February 2007. As the incredible truths and daily struggles of the men and boys came to light, Martha bought a video camera and with their cooperation, began documenting their stories. What began as a photo assignment turned into a celebrated book and has now become an unquestionable personal cause and a catalyst into another artistic form.