Woman's Best Friend

J.B. Aukerly once said, "A dog has one purpose in life. To bestow his heart,” a sentiment that surely Sue McKinney CPDT-KA, dog trainer extraordinaire would agree with.  Marthanna recently visited with Sue and her four legged companions and snapped these playful pictures.

Sue runs an in home dog training businesses, Dog Fun Forever, LLC,  and she delights in training dogs for people who want life-long companions.  

Also volunteering at the Durham Animal Shelter, Sue helps solve problems for dogs and their humans so they can live together happily forever.  Sue lives and plays in Durham with her 3 border collies and one papillon.  To read more about Sue visit www.dogfunforever.com.

Kristen, Ali, & Scout

There's nothing like the bond between mother, daughter, and well...dog. Marthanna was fortunate enough to capture these tender moments when, after business meetings in New York City, she traveled to the home of Kristen, 7-month-old Ali, and the four-legged Scout in Ansonia, Connecticut.

The first photo, entitled, This Used To Be My Chair, is currently hanging in the entrance to the internationally renowned Palm Beach Photographic Center.  Marthanna received a Merit Award in the annual juried exhibition, INFOCUS, and was asked to extend the loan of her images so they could remain on display.  Thus making Ali and Scout the stars they were born to be!

Baker Family

Marthanna recently traveled to Ocean Isle, North Carolina to spend time photographing the Baker family.  Marthanna has enjoyed a long relationship with Amy and Sterling Baker which began with photographing Amy's wedding portraits and their subsequent wedding. With the arrival of their children, Marthanna has had the joy of watching them grow while capturing poignant moments of emotion, play, and laughter along the way.

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Marthanna Yater Wins Big In West Palm Beach

Marthanna Yater won one of two merit awards in the Annual Juried Exhibition, INFOCUS, at the grand opening of the state of the art Palm Beach Photographic Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Marthanna's award winning image, First A Woman, beat out over 600 other entries in this acclaimed competition.

The juried show was part of the opening celebration for the 11 million dollar Photographic Center and was attended by many renowned artists, photographers, and dignitaries including Palm Beach Mayor, Lois Frankel.

Entrance to Palm Beach Photographic Center

Thousands of fans also enjoyed the festivities, reveling in the state of the art 26,000 square foot center devoted to the enrichment of life through exhibitions, community programs, workshops and other educational activities that promote the arts of photography and digital imaging.

The grand opening also featured a solo exhibition from acclaimed artist-photographer Anna Tomczak, with whom Marthanna studied under at Penland over 25 years ago.

Marthanna Yater (left) and Anna Tomczak

Marthanna's success at the Palm Beach show was the perfect time to announce the launch of her new website celebrating her passion for photographing women and children and capturing the art in each moment.