Author Archives: matt
A visual diary of Puerto Rico 2013
and posted in Journal
she hit pause studios + The Surf Lodge, Montauk
and posted in Polaroids
Last month we did the decor for the lobby and restaurant of The Surf lodge in Montauk. I have been wanting to work with them for a while, so it was really awesome to finally see my work on the … Continue reading
scouting location for next polaroid shoot
and posted in Polaroids
I came across this amazing abandoned factory in upstate NY. I hope to shoot there in the next few weeks. Sometimes clothes inspires a shoot,nature or a girl. This is the first time a particular building has been the inspiration. … Continue reading
This week she hit pause studios would like to give a shout out to someone keeping Polaroid and Film photography alive. There are only 6 cameras left in the whole world that shoot 20×24 instant Polaroids. One of them is … Continue reading
the story behind bringing my already broken guitar to puerto rico (from sound to sight)
and posted in Life
….I bought this guitar for $1200 in Colorado 7-8 years ago. It broke last year,somewhere in Brooklyn. The instrument that I went on my first and only tour with was broke. Before photography I played music I brought the guitar … Continue reading
I left my guitar in Puerto Rico
and posted in Journal
My broken guitar that I brought from Brooklyn to Puerto Rico. An attempt to make beauty from broken. New series of images+ stories coming in April/May.
I have just returned home from a 2 week trip to Ecuador. My main goal was to chill out and the world gave me the the opposite. Crazy rains, a closed yoga studio, days of no waves and cabin fever. … Continue reading
The weight of film vs digital There is a heaviness that exists in each roll of film and in each image A rawness where there is no deleting and no turning back Once you hit the button, that”s it. There … Continue reading
I have just returned from 3 weeks of traveling up and down the coast of California (shooting and checking out some cool galleries) I have hundreds of new polaroids. I will move them ahead of other work I am fooling … Continue reading
surf art and beach art books
and posted in Books
My favorite surf artists(photographers) and surf books of the week Photography/Art-Leroy Grannis, Jeff Divine,Surf Girl Roxy,The Ultimate Collector”s guide to surfing postcards,Vintage Surfing (Jim Heimann), Books-Surfing and Health(Dorian Paskowitz) and Saltwater Buddha (Jamal Yogis)
she hit pause studios has been photographing his whimsical images of girls, surfing, beach scenes, coney island + vintage finds for the past 8 years.
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