John Martin Ping

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John Martin Ping Born July 25, 1966 in Canton Ohio

John Martin Ping, who is also know as John Martin to some under his acting name, is a professional photographer and occasional actor, also a stage and film director / producer with a short list of credits. He is known for his both his photographic work of nature photos and use of natural backgrounds as well as his erotic photography. He is also known for his use of natural lighting instead of flash photography and has worked with women for his erotica from all over the world.

In 1984 while serving as a contracted Officer in the United States Navy he was approached by Ford Modeling Model and Agent - Manager employeed by there London office to do some modeling. Mainly uniforms and formal attire. He modeled for 2 years with Ford and learned photography while working for them. In 1986 when his contract ended with Ford and the Navy he and several others left Ford Models and started Martin International Modeling.

Martin Internartional quickly became known for providing quality and professional models and actresses to top magazines and catalog companies as well as finding talent for top men's magazines. Martin International Modeling has also provided acting talent to major Hollywood movie production companies and for television. He was once quoted as saying in an interview for the London Times, " My favorite model to work with is Elizabeth Hurley. Not only is she a fantastic actress but when modeling the women has an amazing look and figure I simply drool over. She has such a wide range of looks you have to do a double take sometimes to make sure its her.". John and Elizabeth briefly dated in 1996 until he returned to America for good. Between 1986 when his contract was up with the Navy and Ford Models, and 1996 he lived in London, England and the United States in the Rockford, Illinois area traveling between the two countries. He has since to return to England stating there are just to many memories that haunt him there.

In 2003 under his acting name John Martin, he released a book published by Routledge Publishing entitled " The Intercultural Performance Handbook ", for actors looking to improve their performance skills. In this essential handbook for the actor as he puts it, he introduces students and practitioners to the physical, vocal and improvisational techniques needed to perform non-Western theatre forms.

Trashers, a stage play which ran October 29, 1999 - December 4, 1999 at the Whitmore/Lindley Theatre Center in North Hollywood, produced and co-directed by John Martin for the Zeitgeist Theatre Company. It was critically acclaimed and sold out for the duration of its run. It is a full length (three acts) science-fiction comedy written by Lisa Morton, who also directed, and appeared in it for two weekends as "Wendy". Lisa was later quoted as saying " I'll never do THAT again. I'd of never made it if it weren't for John. He kept me going, but again I have to say i'll never do it again." this was her statement in a press interview on closing night. She was referring to appearing in Trashers on top of everything else she was doing for the production.

As a side note he uses his first and middle name for his writing, painting, and acting. He states, at least acting wise this is a tribute to the late actor John Martin who was a stage and screen actor in the late 1920's and 1930's, he acted up until the 1960's here and there, and Mr. Ping has been a fan since he was a child though he has no reason why and says it must just be the actors name.

Mr. Ping also received an Emmy at the 28th Boston/New England Emmy Awards in 2005. He was awarded this for Outstanding Achievement in a Sports Feature for his photography work and is listed at their site located at http://boston.emmyonline.org/recipients.htm and is up for an award again in 2007, this time for Outstanding Cinematography and one for Outstanding Script for his video work and production of " Victoria Lives " which he also wrote. It is the story of a young women who tries to find her way after losing her lover who she had been with since her teen years. He is lost to her in a tragic accident. " Victoria Lives " has also been nominated for an award at the Sundance Film Festival later in 2007. The movie at this time has yet to be released to the public.

As mentioned Martin International Modeling was founded in 1986 by John Martin Ping and former Ford Modeling model Jolene Satavia. In 2003 Mr. Ping was forced to remove Ms. Satavia from her position at the company due to ethical reasons. She acted as a personal manager for models and also did recruitement for the company.

In July 2005 Mr. Ping suffered a small stroke and discovered he was suffering from a disease called Polycythemia vera, which is an abnormal increase in blood cells, mainly red cells, resulting from excess production by the bone marrow. Since patients with Polycythemia vera also have an increased tendency to form blood clots that can result in strokes or heart attacks this is what led to his stroke and the discovery of his illness.

It was at this time Martin Internationals list of models and contracts were given to or sold to other agencies. Martin International had effectively closed its doors and ceased operations as the prognosis for Mr. Ping's recovery did not look good as sometimes people with Polycythemia develop Leukemia and Mr. Ping was diagnosed of being in the early stages of it. This becomes a double whammy since Polycythemia is a bone marrow related disease as is Leukemia so the chances of even a bone marrow transplant working were less then 30 percent so he was placed at the bottom of the transplant list as there were people then he of benefiting from a transplant. He was given at least 18 months to live, 24 at most. Thanks to new advances in medical technology in least a couple of years for Polycythemia he under went some experimental treatments that were very successful. He has since recovered fully and the long term prognosis is very good. According to an interview for Photography Magazine that he gave after leaving the hospital he claims he was told by his doctors there was a less the 10 percent chance of having any further problems. He also received a bone marrow transplant as his condition improved during these treatments. He further claims he is probably the healthest he has been in years and leading a normal life and returning to work as both a modeling agent / manager and professional photographer.

In late 2006 Martin International Modeling began recruiting models and actresses. It has been stated by Mr. Ping that he plans to keep things a bit smaller this time around and he doesn't plan on hiring anyone for the company except for a personal assistant. He also plans to use a lot of online promotion of his models and models he works with.

Also in late 2006 Mr. Ping along with other parties, mainly female, formed an new company, Real Girl Productions. Real Girl Productions is an adult video company with its main focus being Gonzo style amateur videos featuring hand selected women who will be producing videos for Real Girls on a regular basis. The company also has plans for Mid 2007 to start producing Feature Videos. The difference between Gonzo style videos and Feature videos is that feature videos have a plot and script and require some acting ability.

The list of achievements Mr. Ping has for someone who came from nothing is vast, we have graced this page with but a few.

Mr. Ping is currently operating the web sites http://martininternationalmodeling.com and http://realgirlproductions.com for his adult video company. It also handles news releases and will begin posting the women of Real Girls profiles and photos sometime in February 2007.