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Cybel Martin ASC

@cybelmartinasc.bsky.social
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Cinematographer, Photographer and Painter. Using this account to share & focus on #streetphotography.

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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Evening Bus. Somewhere near #GrandBaie #Mauritius. From the archives. I traveled to Mauritius in 2018 & enjoyed getting around by foot or public bus. Photo taken on my iPhone.
Black and white image of couple on a bus, looking out of the window. Taken in Mauritius
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Life Imitating Art. Somewhere in #LosAngeles. Shot on my IPhone.
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Ta Prohm aka The Romb Raider Temple #SiemReap #Cambodia. The temple was built in the 12th century. There were several temples in the area taken over by trees. I find it comforting that nature eventually takes back what is hers.
Photo of the temple in Siem Reap. The temple is abandoned and falling apart. A large tree grows on top of it. The tree’s roots grow down alongside the temple walls
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybeldp.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Street Fashion moments from my recent trip to NYC. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 03/10/2026
Magnificent images of Black life in 1990s Harlem. www.newyorker.com/culture/phot...
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Three Women in #Tigray #Ethiopia. From the archives. Shot on my iPhone 5.
Three women stand on the edge of a cliff. One has a baby on her back. More mountains and greenery behind them.
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Reflections in #SantaMonica
Black man stands at the edge of the ocean. His reflection in the water. Blue sky and blue water. Black man stands at the edge of the ocean. His reflection in the water. Blue sky and blue water. Woman standing at the edge of the ocean. Her body reflected in the water. The sun is low in frame. Mountains and palm trees in the deep background
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybeldp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I saw #ResidentEvil by Zach Cregger on 35mm at the Vista today. OMFG. I loved it. I sat in a sorta fetal position with my hands hovering near my eyes, ready to cover them at any minute for the 90 minutes. Thank you @candicefrederick.bsky.social for the rec!! #nfotd
Two ushers dressed in all black outside of the Vista theater setting up stanchions. Resident Evil on the marqueeExterior of the Vista Theater. A man in a blue jacket, suit? Waits to enter the theater. Marquee says “Hell Ride. Munster Go Home!”
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Observer #WorldTradeCenter #NYC. My fav image I took while visiting the 9/11 memorial in lower Manhattan on the 25th anniversary.
Black and white photo. A priest in a suit with collar has his hands on his hips. Can barely see cops walking in the shadows behind him. The sun hits his face and a portion of the sidewalk
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybeldp.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
cybelartstudio.com/art/a-warnin... Finished oil painting: “A Warning Siren” 18”x24” Oil on Canvas
Oil painting of a woman half submerged in the ocean. Behind her a person is on horseback. There are two cabins on the beach and a set of palm trees. The main colors are cerulean blue and burnt sienna
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I was shooting a tv show in NYC when I spotted this young girl standing patiently by a food truck. Her stance reminded me of one of my favorite pieces of art : Degas’ “Little Dancer of Fourteen Years” statue.
Young girl in a blue tank top and shorts stands next to a food truck. We see a bit of her mother in the frame with another young girls arms wrapped around her waist Oil painting of a young girl standing profile with a vase of flowers behind her. Inside the Met Museum - a young girl and her mom admire Degas statue of the dancer.
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Another one of my photos that I used as inspiration for a painting. Taken on the NYC subway. Of course. The oil painting is titled “Star of the Story”. #oilpainting #streetphotography #nyc
Black and white photo of - I assume - the mother and father of a young girl sitting in the subway. They are facing each other. The little girl is fast asleep on her fathers lap Colorful painting of the same couple with a bucolic background behind the father, a city landscape behind the mother.
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I frequently use my own #streetphotography as reference for my #oilpaintings. Photo: “On School Duty Pick Up Duty” Painting: “A Long Time Coming”
Black and white photo of a young girl sitting on her father’s lap on a subway train in New York. Color oil painting of a young girl sitting on her father’s lap on a subway train in New York.
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybeldp.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
#InternationalCatDay Perhaps my favorite Bodega Cat photo.
Black and white photo of a cat lounging on the sidewalk. A young man/boy sits next to the cat on the sidewalk. A woman in the background looks lovingly at the cat. Shot in NYC
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Black Hat #NorthHollywood #Metro.
Silhouette of a man in a hat going down an escalator.
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybeldp.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I just finished a new oil painting. Its a diptych. Panel on the left is titled "All of These Spirits" Panel on the right is titled "Voices Rule the Night" Each 18"x24" It's a painting of my Great Grandmother and two of her sisters. cybelartstudio.com/art/6440529
Colorful oil painting of three young girls based on a photo taken in the 1800s. In the background on the right, are two African women carrying packages near the water. In the background on the left, is a single story home.
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Entrance #LittleItaly #NewYork. #streetphotography #blackandwhite
Black and white photo of a man walking into a restaurant, that I assume he works at. “A frame within a frame”.
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Perfect Posture #GoreeIsland #Senegal. Taken on my first day in Senegal. As I’ve toured the various places on the globe connected with the African slave trade, I’ve noticed that Goree Island felt different “energetically”. Perhaps because it is an active community not just host to a memorial.
A woman dressed in gorgeous indigo balances a basket on her head. She is joined with a younger woman also in indigo and gold dress. In the background is a young man in a yellow t shirt. They’re on a beach on Goree Island
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Smiles at the Brewery Kiosk. Somewhere in #NYC. Shot on Ilford 125asa with the #Pentax17 Half Frame camera. #halfframe #35mm #Analog
Black and white photo. Women behind the counter at a brewery kiosk or perhaps bar? A man with his back to us I assume is ordering a drink.
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Edward Hopper. If in Maine. #Rockport. I just spent the week in Maine, teaching at the Maine Media Workshops. Snapped this moment on my first day. Filmmakers love Hopper.
Color photo of restaurant in Rockport Maine. We can see diners seated in the window. The building is red brick. We see some sidewalk and yellow lines for parking
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Yours in negritude, Ryan K. Smith @mewefree.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Two people tried to enter a screening of The Odyssey without buying tickets after hiding inside a miniature model of the Trojan Horse. 😂😂😂
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Masai Women #Kenya. My soul must be craving a return to The Motherland because I can’t stop looking at my archives from trips to Africa. Shot on my FX3.
Black and white photo of five Maasai women, standing powerfully. 

Camera is slightly low angle looking up at them
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
My visit to #GoreeIsland #Senegal in 2024. From the 15th to 19th century it was the largest slave trading post on the African coast. Unlike Elmina Castle in Ghana, all of the buildings are brightly painted. This trip to Senegal was monumental.
Young black not balances himself on a table Door of no return. Dark interior looks out to the ocean Dark room with a basin in the middle Courtyard of the “House of the Slaves”. Two sets up stairs lead up. Building is painted in a coral color
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Elmina Castle #GoldCoast #Ghana This was the first “slave castle” built in Western Africa in 1482. Taken during my Thanksgiving trip to Ghana in 2024. I really should share more/ write about this trip. Shot on my iPhone since professional cameras were not allowed.
High angle looking into courtyard of Elmina castle Shot of castle exterior from rooftopAll white walls. The open door looks out to the waterThe door of no return. Inside it is very dark. The open doorway sees sand and the ocean in the distance
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Chase #SantaMonicaPier on 4th of July weekend. I love photographing people at amusement parks etc. I love shooting at sunset/twilight. Also what fascinates me about street photographers is how we are consciously/subconsciously casting.
Color photograph shot at an amusement park at twilight. Diverse crowd mingling. One woman is wearing a red hoodie with a jacket over it that says “Chase” on its sleeve.
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybeldp.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I have two paintings in a show this evening. I didn't post about it. (BS isn't the best social media for the art announcement.) These are the two paintings displayed at Red Bird for Art Night. 114 East 2nd St. DTLA.
oil painting of a young black girl in a yellow tank and blue shorts standing in front of a vase filled with flowersoil painting of three black women dressed in all white, standing in a green field. An old wood barn behind them.
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Sneakers and Socks #SantaMonicaPier 4th of July weekend. Shot on my Sony FX3.
A black and white photo of three adults and a small girl in the process of putting on their sneakers. They’re leaning against a railing over looking the beach in Santa Monica
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybeldp.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Just because you're not on Instagram, doesn't mean you're not on Instagram. Thank you friends @ Blex_Media and everyone who texted me this link. www.instagram.com/p/DabqY3jEar...
Screenshot from an instagram post. It has my head shot looking at camera with the poster art from films Black as Night and tv shows Kindred and XO Kitty.
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Punch Nazis #LosAngeles. Shot on Kodak UltraMax 400. #Pentax17 Half Frame Camera. #35mm
Color photo behind a couple walking in Los Angeles. He’s wearing brown shorts and a white shirt. She has on a white shirt, a heart shaped bag in rainbow colors and a pair of shorts that say “…Punch Nazis” on them.
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Derek Faraci @whwoolhat.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Best comedy of the year
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Two Flames #LosAngeles.#35mm. At Debbie Allen’s #Juneteenth Block Party. I just LOVE when I take a photo and later discover a detail in the frame that adds to the story. For example, I only noticed after I got my negatives back the flames on the food truck. Shot on my #Pentax17 Half Frame Camera.
A young couple hold hands while sitting at a table in front of a food truck. The truck has flames painted on the side. They’re shielded by a yellow table umbrella
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Happy Father’s Day. Yep. That’s my Dad. Shot on 35mm with my trusty #MinoltaX700. Recreated in oil pastels.
Black and white photo. My dad sipping from his coffee cup while making eye contact with me aka the camera. Coffee mug is reflected in his eyes. Recreation of the black and white photo. Description : “My dad sipping from his coffee cup while making eye contact with me aka the camera. Coffee mug is reflected in his eyes. “ but this time his skin is colored in shades of blue
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Happy Father’s Day. Yep. That’s my Dad. Shot on 35mm with my trusty #MinoltaX700. Recreated in oil pastels.
Black and white photo. My dad sipping from his coffee cup while making eye contact with me aka the camera. Coffee mug is reflected in his eyes. Recreation of the black and white photo. Description : “My dad sipping from his coffee cup while making eye contact with me aka the camera. Coffee mug is reflected in his eyes. “ but this time his skin is colored in shades of blue
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Ferris Wheel Spinning In Pink and Gold. More from the #Juneteenth Block Party thrown by Debbie Allen Dance Academy (DADA). In #LosAngeles. Shot on my Pentax 17 Half Frame Camera with Kodak Pro 100asa. #HalfFrameFriday
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The Tiniest Clasp @ the #Juneteenth Block Party Celebration hosted by Debbie Allen Dance Academy (DADA) in #LosAngeles.
A Black man holding his I assume daughter. We see only the backs of their heads and matching cornrows. Her little hand grabs his black shirt. Carnival rides in the background.
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybeldp.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
I was cleaning my closet and found these. Decades ago, I stole them from my Mom's office. I treasure them. Kids don't know how easy they have it.
A stack of Letraset dry transfer sheets with rows of different fonts.
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybeldp.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
For my California friends who haven't made it to my art exhibit yet, The Braly Gallery is doing something special this Saturday. "Third Saturdays at The Braly" June 20th. 6pm - 9pm. Art, Drinks, Snacks & Laughs 408 S Spring St DTLA (same building as 126 West 4th) bsky.app/profile/cybe...
Invitation to Third Saturdays at the Braly (gallery). Picture of the Continental building in DTLA with text overlay of event info. June 20th 6pm - 9pm. 408 S SpringOil painting self portrait of me holding an apple in one hand, a knife in the other with a red backgroundOil painting self portrait of when I was a teenager, wearing a Camp Beverly HIlls ripped sweatshirt and grey jeans with a pink and gold backgroundOil painting of three black women dressed in all whit gowns in the middle of a field with a wood barn behind them
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
“I See You” #Juneteenth Block Party sponsored by DADA (Debbie Allen Dance Academy). #LosAngeles During my birthday weekend, Debbie Allen threw a block party for the neighborhood. I love shooting carnivals, circuses, amusement parks etc. Shot on Kodak 200ASA with my #LeicaM6. #35mm
Crowd of young children at a street fair. Two young black girls walking towards the camera
 One looking down and away. The other has her hands on her hips, seems a bit annoyed (?) while making eye contact with the camera
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Happy Pride with a Sprinkle of World Cup and Hollywood Farmer’s Market #Hollywood.
Man holds a dog bear camera. Left frame is the somewhat nude bottom of someone bending over in black netting. Two sweet girls twinning in black gym shorts and tanks watching the pride parade in hollywoodAlmost nude person walking through hollywood crowd Crowds sitting at sidewalk cafes celebrating Pride and World Cup
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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Rep. Joyce Beatty @repbeatty.bsky.social "Am I doing the dance right, Trump? 🕺"
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
NoLiTa Swagger #NYC. Warm weather turns all of the streets in New York into a catwalk. Shot on #Ilford FP4 125asa on my #Pentax17 Half Frame Camera #35mm. Shoot film. It’s good for your soul.
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Faded Foot Locker #NYC. The negative was either somehow flashed or perhaps there was a flare? I adore whatever caused the shift in exposure. Shot on Ilford FP4 125asa with my #Pentax17 Half Frame camera.
Black and white photo of a man holding a foot locker shopping bag. Standing on a street corner in nyc. The bottom right of frame is considerably brighter than the rest of the photo suggesting it was flashed.
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Life Imitating Art. Somewhere in #LosAngeles. Shot on my IPhone.
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waldokanto.bsky.social @waldokanto.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Marjane Satrapi 1969-2026
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Star on 18. #Chelsea #NYC. This little icon spot will be closing after 25 years. Shot on Ilford FP4 125asa on my #Pentax17 Half Frame camera. #35mm
Black and white photo of a corner diner in Chelsea on 18th street. A taller building looms in the background. People mill about on the street.
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Yellow Track Suit in #Harlem. Shot on a Fuji Film Disposable Camera. #35mm.
Black man wearing a yellow and white track
Suit with a matching yellow hat in Harlem. Walking past a clothing store and a younger woman walking in the opposite direction
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
NY Cap. Somewhere in #NewYorkCity Shot on #Ilford FP4 125asa with my #Pentax17 Half Frame Camera. #35mm
Black and white photo. Man in silhouette sporting a baseball cap on backwards. Church in the background. Shot in New York
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybeldp.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Los Angeles friends: Save the Date: I will be having my first art exhibit in Los Angeles on June 4th. Braly Gallery 126 West 4th Street. June 4th 6pm - 10pm.
Oil painting of three black women dressed in all white Rural setting with a brown barn behind them
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Cybel Martin ASC @cybelmartinasc.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
No Smoking on the Stoop. Somewhere in #NYC.
Black and white photo of a group of teenagers sitting on a stoop. One young man is standing striking a very cool pose.
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Worldwide half-frame photography day @halfframephotoday.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Meet the Photographer – CYBEL MARTIN ASC What made you want to try half-frame, and what was your first half-frame camera? I am a Cinematographer for film and tv shows. Like most filmmakers,  I have a collection of 35mm, Medium Format, Digital and Polaroid still cameras that I’ve amassed over the…
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Meet the Photographer – CYBEL MARTIN ASC
What made you want to try half-frame, and what was your first half-frame camera? I am a Cinematographer for film and tv shows. Like most filmmakers,  I have a collection of 35mm, Medium Format, Digital and Polaroid still cameras that I’ve amassed over the years. But I had not heard of a Half Frame camera. My Camera Operator on a recent job brought a HF camera to set.
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