Koral Martin

I am an avid hiker and my true passion is photography. I love to capture the vast world of nature all around us. Nature has always been a draw to me, it has an inherent beauty that I learned to appreciate at a very young age. My family’s vacations were camping, hiking and fishing all around Kentucky and down into Tennessee. My parents loved the great outdoors and passed on that love to me and through the years of my life, I have always found myself gravitating to nature at every opportunity.

I utilize Canon’s professional line of digital cameras and lenses and Epson’s professional printers. I’m experienced in all aspects of digital photography, including digital capture, digital darkroom processing, color management, printing, and presentation of fine-art prints, which I do both for myself and for other area artists. I’m also an experienced web developer and graphic designer and the owner of Koka Art Gallery. I’m a member of the Joplin Regional Artists Coalition, Kansas City Artist Coalition, North American Nature Photography Association, The Society for the Arts in Healthcare, The Center for Health Design, Joplin Missouri’s Spiva Center for the Arts, and Carthage’s Art Central. I feel strongly that there is healing in the beauty of nature, and I’m glad to be able, through my photography, to share that healing attribute with the patients, their families and staff in healthcare centers around the country as well as individual’s homes and businesses.