▁children ▁they ▁encountered ▁behind ▁the ▁lines ▁(" S old iers ▁and ▁K ids ," ▁June ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 ). ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁feature ▁editor ▁and ▁photograph er ▁in ▁the ▁Washington ▁office ▁of ▁International ▁News ▁Ph otos ▁and ▁as ▁photograph er ▁for ▁King ▁Fe atures ▁Sy nd icate , ▁both ▁owned ▁by ▁William ▁Rand olph ▁H ear st ▁for ▁whom ▁she ▁had ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁her ▁career ▁in ▁journal ism . ▁She ▁also ▁res umed ▁lect uring , ▁this ▁time ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁W . ▁Col ston ▁Le igh ▁Bureau . ▁Through out ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁Martin ▁had ▁done ▁fre el ance ▁work ▁for ▁Par ade ▁magazine ▁and ▁continued ▁that ▁work ▁into ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁After ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁Martin ▁did ▁little ▁or ▁no ▁fre el ance ▁work ▁as ▁she ▁was ▁by ▁then ▁station ed ▁in ▁Europe ▁as ▁a ▁full - time ▁employee ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Foreign ▁Service . ▁ ▁Phot ographic ▁technique ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁when ▁first ▁learning ▁her ▁craft ▁at ▁the ▁Under wood ▁photo ▁service , ▁she ▁used ▁a ▁ 5 x 7 ▁Graf lex ▁camera ▁using ▁glass ▁pl ates ▁rather ▁than ▁roll ▁film ▁as ▁recording ▁media . ▁During ▁much ▁of ▁her ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁photo j ournal ist ▁she ▁used ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁cam eras ▁including ▁the ▁Graf lex ▁ 4 x 5 ▁press ▁camera ▁with ▁sheet ▁film ▁hold