Charles S. Martz (November 21, 1903 – April 5, 1966) was an American photographer, painter, inventor and entrepreneur.
[1] Martz quickly realized to sell his machines to newspapers, he would need trained photographers to help create the demand.
Martz's work has been published in major photography journals of the period and his photographs and paintings were exhibited in New York City, Washington, DC, Chicago and St. Louis.
In November 1944 the Smithsonian Institution Department of Engineering and Industries curated a special exhibit of 50 of Martz's "pictorial photographs.
In 1941, the Society of Ozark Photographers recognized Martz' contributions to the field of photography.