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Hi, I’m Fiona Martin, an award-winning communication designer and science illustrator.

ATMOSPHERIC RIVER FLOODING
Map of Skagit River 100-year floodplain. During atmospheric river flooding in Dec. 2025, evacuation orders were issued for the entire floodplain. Sources: FEMA, Esri. (Map by Fiona Martin / The Seattle Times)
ATMOSPHERIC RIVER FLOODING
GEOLOGY OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
GEOLOGY OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
A GLACIER IN RETREAT
Illustration of Emmons Glacier with labeled features, including what causes the glacier to gain or lose mass. (Fiona Martin / The Seattle Times)
A GLACIER IN RETREAT
ALPINE SPECIES
An illustration of a pika holding a bouquet of alpine wildflowers.
ALPINE SPECIES
CLIMATE DISRUPTS POWER MARKETS
CLIMATE DISRUPTS POWER MARKETS
HOW FORESTS STORE CARBON
Illustration: Trees absorb carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into sugars, using the food to grow. This process, called photosynthesis, allows plants to make their own food, storing the carbon in their tissues as they grow roots, branches and leaves. In this way, forests help fight climate change by absorbing and storing carbon pollution that is heating the planet. Big trees store the most carbon because of their mass, and long-lived species such as Douglas fir and red cedar can lock carbon away for centuries. Trees absorb carbon dioxide gas through openings in leaves or needles called stomata. Chloroplasts within leaves and needles use the energy of the sun to split water molecules drawn up through tree roots into hydrogen and oxygen, released through their stomata. Trees and other green plants create the air we breathe, and shelter and nourish life as we know it.
HOW FORESTS STORE CARBON
LIFE AFTER THE OSO LANDSLIDE
LIFE AFTER THE OSO LANDSLIDE
HOW HEAT PUMPS WORK
HOW HEAT PUMPS WORK
GREEN GOLD
GREEN GOLD
HUMPBACK WHALES REBOUND
HUMPBACK WHALES REBOUND
PUGET SOUND’S UNDERWATER FORESTS
Illustration of bull kelp
PUGET SOUND’S UNDERWATER FORESTS
BEAR GULCH FIRE
BEAR GULCH FIRE
CULTURALLY MODIFIED TREES
CULTURALLY MODIFIED TREES
NOAA CLIMATE REPORT
NOAA CLIMATE REPORT
LOG-JAMMING A RIVER
LOG-JAMMING A RIVER
ISLAND MARBLE BUTTERFLY
ISLAND MARBLE BUTTERFLY
UNDERWATER TRAIL
UNDERWATER TRAIL
CORAL REEFS
CORAL REEFS
COASTAL UPWELLING
COASTAL UPWELLING
PINECONE
PINECONE
SOUTHWEST DROUGHT FORUM
SOUTHWEST DROUGHT FORUM
WATER RESERVOIR
WATER RESERVOIR
WHO ARE THE ZIZIANS?
WHO ARE THE ZIZIANS?
ADAPTIVE RIDING
Painting of Jason, Belgian draft/quarter horse Malakai, and his adaptive riding team.
ADAPTIVE RIDING
ESA ANNIVERSARY
ESA ANNIVERSARY
URBAN BARRIERS TO SALMON
URBAN BARRIERS TO SALMON
NALAXONE
NALAXONE
FENTANYL OVERDOSE RESPONSE
FENTANYL OVERDOSE RESPONSE
ANNUAL REVIEWS: BIOLOGY
Processes that eventually can lead to the eradication of chemotherapy-resistant tumor cells. Rendered in Adobe Illustrator. Published in Kroemer et al. (2013) in the Annual Review of Immunology v31. Illustration by Fiona Martin. © Annual Reviews.
ANNUAL REVIEWS: BIOLOGY
BIRD FLU TRANSMISSION
BIRD FLU TRANSMISSION
CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK
Painting of an ashy storm-petrel (Oceanodroma homochroa) nesting in a crevasse. Acrylics on illustration board.
CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK
CANNERY ROW TROMPÉ L’OIEL
Trompé l'oiel painting of objects telling the story of Cannery Row.
CANNERY ROW TROMPÉ L’OIEL
RESTORATION ECONOMY
RESTORATION ECONOMY
INVASIVE WALLEYE
INVASIVE WALLEYE
VISUALS AS A CATALYST FOR CLIMATE SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
Illustration of the Earth's seven spheres, with the anthrosphere having a disproportionate impact on the other six natural domains. Published in Visuals as a Catalyst for Climate Science Communication p. 251.
VISUALS AS A CATALYST FOR CLIMATE SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
BEAVERS: ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERS
BEAVERS: ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERS
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