Picture editor

Office phone: 757-446-2559

Email: martin.smith-rodden@pilotonline.com

Martin has been a photographer for daily newspapers since 1981, in markets such as Washington, D.C., (The Journal Newspapers, 1981 through 1983), San Antonio, Texas, (The San Antonio Light, 1983 – 1986), and in Hampton Roads (1986 through present). His work has taken him to earthquake scenes in Mexico City, coverage of hurricanes (too many to count), military actions in Bosnia, Haiti and most currently, The Persian Gulf, Kuwait and Iraq.

Martin is married to Pam Smith-Rodden, director of marketing at the newspaper. They have two children, Wilson and Kate. They enjoy a life on the waterfront, in a old house in the West Park View neighborhood of Portsmouth, overlooking beautiful Scotts Creek.

Martin received a degree in social sciences (sociology concentration) from Virginia Wesleyan College. He is currently a psychology graduate student at Old Dominion University. His academic interests are in social cognition, where he looks to applications in the workplace setting.